Lions 37, Packers 30: Instant analysis of Green Bay’s Week 18 loss

By Zach Kruse

The Green Bay Packers took a fourth-quarter lead in Detroit but were unable to hang on, and Matt LaFleur’s team finished the 2021 regular season with a 37-30 loss to the Lions on Sunday at Ford Field.

The defeat dropped the Packers, who already clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, to 13-4.

Here’s our instant analysis of the Packers’ win, highlighting what went right, what went wrong and what it all means moving forward:

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