Lions beat Packers 20-17 on Bates field goal at the gun

Player of the game

Jameson Williams 5 REC, 91 YDS, 2 TD

7.8

Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired, and the Lions beat the Packers 20-17 at Ford Field. Detroit moved to 4-2. Green Bay fell to 4-3.

Jameson Williams was the player of the game. He caught 5 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns, from 16 and 10 yards out, both from Jared Goff. His second score in the third quarter put Detroit back in front 17-14. Trey Smack tied it at 17 with a 43-yard field goal with 7:10 left in the fourth, setting up the final kick.

Goff went 22 of 32 for 303 yards and 2 touchdowns. Amon-Ra St. Brown had 9 catches for 153 yards. Jahmyr Gibbs ran 29 times for 116 yards. For Green Bay, Jordan Love threw for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception. Josh Jacobs had a 25-yard touchdown catch but only 36 yards on 11 carries.

Chirp's Sim gave the Lions a 54% edge over 10,000 simulations.

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