The Green Bay Packers lost a heartbreaker to the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. The Lions set a franchise record with their 11th straight win, thanks in large part to Dan Campbell’s fearless coaching. Detroit improved to 12-1 on the season with the 34-31 victory over Green Bay in Week 14.
The Packers’ demoralizing loss to their NFC North rivals elicited a blunt response from Matt LaFleur. Green Bay’s head coach told the team they’d “have to earn the right to potentially come back here,” per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky on X. Despite the obvious disappointment, LaFleur added, “I do think we have a good football team.”
The 9-4 Packers are a good football team. The Lions just happen to be a bit better than them. Detroit is now 2-0 against Green Bay this season, as the Packers lost their Week 9 home game to the Lions, 24-14.
In addition to a number of gutsy fourth down calls, Detroit dominated the first half as Jordan Love got off to the worst start of his career. Love was just 3/7 for 31 scoreless yards at halftime while the Lions held a 17-7 lead at the break.
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