Detroit Lions beat Green Bay Packers, 20-16: Game thread replay
Detroit Lions (8-8) vs. Green Bay Packers (8-8)
What: Week 18, NFL regular season finale.
When: 8:20 p.m., Sunday.
Where: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
TV: NBC.
Radio: WJR-AM (760), WXYT-FM (97.1).
Betting line: Packers by 5½.
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Game notes: It's a minor miracle the Lions have leveled their record, after a dispiriting 1-6 start. That all changed beginning Nov. 6 at Ford Field with a 15-9 win over the Packers. The defense intercepted Aaron Rodgers three times, and stopped Green Bay six different times for zero points in Lions territory, including four in the red zone and two at the goal line.
Now the scene shifts to the frozen tundra at legendary Lambeau for the NFL's final game of the regular season and there is a lot to play for, for these two old division rivals. The Packers have won four straight and a win would vault them into the final playoff spot as the seventh seed in the NFC, and a trip to San Francisco next weekend. The Lions can send Seattle to the postseason with the upset win. The Lions were eliminated from the playoffs for a sixth straight season about 50 minutes before kickoff, when the Seahawks clipped the Rams in overtime, 19-16. A win would complete a remarkable turnaround in Year 2 under coach Dan Campbell, from a 1-6 start to a winning record for the first time since 2017.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions beat Green Bay Packers, 20-16: Game thread replay
