Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed 18 of 22 passes for 145 yards, connecting with eight different receivers, with a touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday’s rain-soaked 24-14 victory over host Green Bay.
The Lions (7-1) have won three straight games at Lambeau Field and are 5-2 against the Packers under coach Dan Campbell.
The Packers (6-3) had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love was cleared to play as a game-time decision after leaving the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week in the third quarter with a groin injury.
Love completed 23 of 39 pass attempts for 273 yards with no touchdowns and an interception.
Jahmyr Gibbs, who had six carries for 51 yards in the opening drive of the second half, broke free for a 15-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1 with 9:32 left in the third quarter, giving the Lions a 24-3 lead.
The Packers had a drive stall at the Detroit 9 in the fourth quarter before scoring on the next drive.
The lead was cut to 24-14 with 3:49 left on Emanuel Wilson’s 2-yard touchdown run followed by a 2-point conversion pass from Love to Christian Watson.
The onside kick attempt was unsuccessful and Detroit ran out the clock.
Green Bay took 7:54 off the clock on the opening drive of the game (63 yards on 14 plays) but was relegated to a 30-yard field goal by Brandon McManus after running back Chris Brooks dropped a pass from Love at the goal line on third down.
The Lions responded with their own time-consuming drive of 7:10 that took 13 plays and was 70 yards.
Amon-Ra St. Brown tied a franchise record set by Herman Moore for catching a touchdown in a sixth straight game on a 3-yard pass from Goff with 14:56 remaining in the second quarter.
Detroit safety Brian Branch was ejected in the second half for an unnecessary roughness penalty after he made helmet-to-helmet contact with Packers wide receiver Bo Melton.
The Lions’ Jake Bates made a 27-yard field goal that increased the lead to 10-3 with 58 seconds left in the first half.
Kerby Joseph then snagged his sixth interception of the season and made a 27-yard return for a touchdown that increased the lead to 17-3 with 32 seconds left until halftime.
–Field Level Media
