GREEN BAY – The Packers rested most of their starters on either side of the ball in the second half and the Lions clinched a 37:30 victory at Ford Field on Sunday.
Green Bay finished the regular season 13-4 and has the No. 1 seed and first round bye to the upcoming NFC playoffs. Detroit finished 3-13-1.
When QB Jordan Love took over for Aaron Rodgers in the second half, the Packers rallied to take the lead with a 62-yard touchdown on an on-screen pass to TE Josiah Deguara. With the two-point conversion, the Green Bay brought 30-27 up to the left with 4:49.
Detroit came back with a 14-yard TD from RB D’Andre Swift, 34-30 shortly after the two-minute warning to take the lead back, and then Love was intercepted on his final two drives.
The first was a pass that deflected twice at an angle over the middle, setting up a Detroit field goal. With one last chance of seven points, Love threw behind WR Equanimeous St. Brown in the last half minute of the game and was selected again.
Love finished 10 of 17 for 134 yards with a TD and the two INTs for a 64.0 passer rating. Rodgers played the first half and was 14 of 18 for 138 yards with two TDs, both at WR Allen Lazard, for a rating of 135.6. The Lions led 17-13 during recess.
Lazard finished with five receptions for 75 yards and the two scores. WR Davante Adams set the franchise’s single-season record for getting yards by catching six passes for 55 yards prior to departure. RB AJ Dillon had 14 carries for 63 yards and RB Patrick Taylor added 11 rushs for 53.
The Lions scored two trick play touchdowns in the game as QB Jared Goff was 21 out of 30 for 238 yards with the two TDs and a rating of 115.7. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had eight catches for 109 yards and a score while Khalif Raymond had four grabs for 101 yards and a TD. RB Jamaal Williams ran 13 times for 43 yards while Swift had seven carries for 30 yards and a TD.
LT David Bakhtiari and C Josh Myers returned from injury and both came into action for the Packers in the first half. WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (back) and CB Chandon Sullivan (knee) left the game for Green Bay in terms of health.
Here is a recap of the whole action:
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