The scenario is simple for the Green Bay Packers: win on Sunday night against the Detroit Lions, and Matt LaFleur’s team is going back to the playoffs.
Once 4-8, the Packers are now 8-8 and in a position to clinch the No. 7 seed with a win over the Lions during the NFL’s final regular season game of 2022.
Stick with Packers Wire for live updates, scoring plays and highlights from Sunday night’s regular season finale.
Live score: Lions 20, Packers 16
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| DET (8-8) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| GB (8-8) | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Packers 3, Lions 0: Mason Crosby 22-yard FG
The good news: the Packers turned a 46-yard pass interference penalty into the game’s first points. The bad news: the Packers gained all but one yard on three plays from the 5-yard line and had to settle for a short field goal. Allen Lazard drew the big penalty, while Christian Watson and Aaron Jones turned four total touches into 29 total yards.
Packers 3, Lions 3: Michael Badgley 37-yard FG
The Lions turned a fourth-down stop of Allen Lazard into three points. The Packers allowed a catch to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the first play of the series but then stopped the Lions on three-straight plays to get the stop. It’s been a little bit of an uneven start for both teams.
Packers 6, Lions 3: Mason Crosby 49-yard FG
The Packers drove 36 yards in eight plays and were knocking on the door of the red zone, but a sack on third down forced Mason Crosby to kick a long field goal. Aaron Rodgers is probably lucky he didn’t lose the football on the third-down sack by Aidan Hutchinson. Crosby got a chance on fourth down, and he sailed the 49-yarder through.
Packers 9, Lions 3: Mason Crosby 48-yard FG
Crosby is now 3-for-3 to start the first half. The Packers got an explosive play by tight end Robert Tonyan (25-yard catch) on third down but once again stalled out via a third-down sack by Aidan Hutchinson, who is winning battles against right tackle Yosh Nijman.
Packers 9, Lions 3: Aaron Jones fumble
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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 9, 2023
The Packers drove into Lions territory for the fourth time in the first half but came up empty when Aaron Jones fumbled the ball away inside the red zone. Green Bay has just nine points despite moving the ball consistently through the first two quarters. For Jones, it’s his fifth fumble of the season.
Packers 9, Lions 6: Michael Badgley 33-yard FG
Ugly end to the half. After the fumble, the Lions drove into Packers territory and got a big assist from Rasul Douglas, who was penalized for a personal foul to set up a short field goal as time expired in the second quarter. The Packers need to finish better in the second half or the Lions could steal this one.
Lions 13, Packers 9: Jamaal Williams 1-yard TD run
Another ugly sequence for the Packers. Once again, the offense stalled in Lions territory, but this time Mason Crosby missed his long field goal attempt short. After a 13-yard run from Jamaal Williams and a 43-yard pass from Jared Goff to Kaliff Raymond, Williams punched in the go-ahead touchdown from a yard out. Three plays, 57 yards, and now the Lions lead.
Packers 16, Lions 13: Allen Lazard 13-yard TD catch
An immediate response from the Packers. Aaron Rodgers completed 5-of-6 passes, including a 45-yarder to Christian Watson, and finished the drive with a touchdown pass to Allen Lazard to re-take the lead. The Lions’ lead lasted less than five minutes.
Lions 20, Packers 16: Jamaal Williams 1-yard TD run
The Lions re-took the lead with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that included a fourth-down conversion and a stupid penalty by Quay Walker, who was ejected for contact with Lions team personnel. Williams’ second touchdown of the night has the Lions up four points with 5:55 to go.
