STOCK DOWN: K Anders Carlson has missed an extra-point attempt in his last three games. … Watson had a season-high 94 yards receiving and scored a touchdown for a second straight game. … RT Zach Tom continued his breakthrough season while helping protect Love. … WR Malik Heath, a rookie undrafted free agent with one career catch before Thursday, had four receptions for 46 yards. … Love has completed over two-thirds of his passes in three of his last four games. … S Jonathan Owens scored on a 27-yard fumble return and had 12 tackles, matching the second-highest total of his career. STOCK UP: Rashan Gary matched a career high with three sacks in his first game at Ford Field since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament there last year. WHAT NEEDS WORK: The Packers gave up 140 yards rushing, though that actually represents an improvement from the 211 they gave up in the first Lions game. … Green Bay’s defense caused the Lions to go 1 of 5 on fourth-down attempts. 28, the Packers didn’t give up a single sack in Thursday’s rematch. … After allowing five sacks in a 34-20 loss to the Lions at Lambeau on Sept. … The Packers have produced five takeaways without committing a turnover during this two-game win streak. WHAT’S WORKING: An offense that failed to score a first-half touchdown in five straight games earlier this season scored touchdowns on its first two drives. “We need a win every week is the mindset we have.” “We’re taking it week by week right now,” Love said. The Packers also showcased their depth Thursday by beating the NFC North-leading Lions without running back Aaron Jones, cornerback Jaire Alexander, linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and safeties Rudy Ford and Darnell Savage, among others. Jordan Love has sparked the Packers’ surge by throwing for 590 yards and five touchdowns without an interception over his last two games. They visit the New York Giants (3-8), host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) and have a two-game road swing at Carolina (1-9) and Minnesota (6-5) before hosting the Chicago Bears (3-8) to close the regular season. 3 when the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) visit Lambeau Field for a Sunday night game.īut four of their final five games are against teams with losing records. The Packers still have lots of work to do, and they face a stern test Dec. We’re just going out there playing our brand of football, and just continue to stack these weeks and stack these days.” “A lot of people counted us out today, but we’re not listening to the outside now. “We’re trying to leave our mark on the division, on the NFC and in the league,” wide receiver Christian Watson said Thursday after the Packers’ 29-22 victory at Detroit. A surging offense, a resourceful defense and a favorable late-season schedule have created cause for optimism. Green Bay (5-6) has won three of four since that slide, and the idea that the Packers could play meaningful games around Christmas suddenly doesn’t seem so far-fetched anymore. The Packers seemed to concede as much when they sent veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills at the trade deadline. The postseason certainly seemed like a distant possibility after a four-game skid dropped the Packers to 2-5. LaFleur then added “I think we’re a long way from even thinking about that.” © TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.LaFleur said he didn’t “want to go Jim Mora on you,” a reference to the sarcastic response by the former Indianapolis Colts coach to a playoff question during a disappointing 2001 season. Adams caught it but couldn't get his feet inbounds and the Packers settled for Mason Crosby's 24-yard field goal to make it 14-10. A hustling pass breakup by ILB Lavonte Davis forced the Packers into a third-and-goal and tight coverage eventually forced Rodgers to try to fit a pass into Adams in the back of the end zone. Two Jones runs made it third-and-two and the Packers went back to him up the middle to convert it, making it first-and-goal at the Bucs' six. Whitehead forced a fumble by Jones at the 15 after a short pass but Tonyan fell on it for Green Bay at the 18. Jones got it down to the Bucs' 30 with another run to the edge, taking a pitch around the right end for another 12. Green Bay then got the ball across the field on a 12-yard catch by Valdes-Scantling and a 12-yard scamper around left end by Williams. However, the Packers challenged the ruling and were rewarded when replay showed the ball landing partly on the goal line, making it a touchback. Williams was trying to signal for a touchback on the ensuing kickoff when the ball landed near the goal line and bounced into his arms, forcing him to return to it to the 13.
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