The Detroit Lions went into Lambeau Field and had their way with the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football to open Week 4 of the NFL season.
In what was a continuation of this long rivalry, David Montgomery scored three touchdowns while adding 121 rushing yards on 32 attempts. Jared Goff (19-of-28, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) outplayed Jordan Love (23-of-36, 246 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT).
Detroit dominated in the trenches with its defense getting to Love for 11 QB hits and five sacks while holding the Packers to 27 rushing yards on 12 attempts.
The end result was a resounding 34-20 Lions win in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. They are now 3-1 for the first time since 2017.
Here, we provide you with the best Thursday Night Football highlights with some analysis from this big Week 4 NFC North matchup.
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Thursday Night Football highlights Week 4
Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs had all of one interception in his career heading into Thursday Night Football. About that? After picking off Jordan Love earlier in the game, Jacobs put a bow on this one with another interception of the young quarterback as Green Bay was driving in the fourth quarter.
The Lions are now set to move to 3-1 in a season for the first time since 2017.
Detroit was able to overcome that controversial non-call by driving down the field 75 yards on 15 plays in a drive that spanned nearly nine minutes of game time. It was aided by a penalty against Green Bay as Detroit attempted a field goal. A few plays later, and David Montgomery scored his third touchdown of the game to give the Lions a 34-17 lead — pretty much putting this one on ice.
Two plays after that controversial non-call, Jordan Love scored to make it a 27-17 game. The two-point conversion failed, keeping it a two-score game.
Green Bay had the ball to end the third quarter and was looking to pull this game even closer. Love hit Jayden Reed on a 44-yard pass to conclude the quarter. However, it sure looked like the play clock had run out before the ball was snapped. You be the judge.
The Green Bay Packers finally got on the board with a touchdown as Love hit Christian Watson on a one-year touchdown to pull the Pack within 27-9. Love then hit rookie Jayden Reed for the two-point conversion to make it 27-11.
Could the Packers be looking at a comeback? They’ve already done it multiple times this season with second half domination being the name of the game.
Up 24-3 late in the second quarter, the Lions added their second field goal of the first half to take a 24-point lead heading into the half. It was complete and utter domination from Dan Campbell’s squad in the first half.
Two plays after the Lions picked off Love, they got back in the end zone for a touchdown and a 24-3 lead. It came via another touchdown run from David Montgomery.
Guys, this is complete and utter domination from the road team.
Things could not be going better for Detroit early on this one. That includes Jerry Jacobs picking off Jordan Love one play after Detroit took a 17-3 lead on a field goal.
With the Packers’ offense sputtering big time (one yard), Detroit just continues to dominate when it has the ball. That includes wide receiver Kalif Raymond taking it 40 yards on the ground.
By virtue of this run, Detroit had outgained Green Bay by a margin of 194-1 at the end of the first quarter. That’s just insane.
Lions running back David Montgomery, making his return after a one-game absence, scored from three yards out to give the Lions a 14-3 lead in the first quarter.
This capped off an eight-play, 55-yard drive in which Montgomery gained 14 yards on four attempts. Goff also completed a 23-yard pass to Josh Reynolds.
Goff responded after the game-opening interception by leading Detroit on a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown-scoring drive. Goff completed 3-of-3 passes for 62 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown strike to star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. There was certainly some blown coverage on the Packers’ part.
Packers defensive back Rudy Ford opened the game with an interception of Jared Goff, enabling the Packers to get a field goal and take a 3-0 lead.
Lions fans continue to represent in a large way as they prove they’re willing to travel to root on this up-and-coming team.
The Lions are ready to cowboy up against their bitter division rivals at Lambeau Field Thursday evening. What a look this is.
The Packers also know how big of a game this one is. Detroit and Green Bay will likely be battling it out for the NFC North crown late into the 2023 season. The Pack want to maintain home-field in this Week 4 matchup.
Detroit Lions inactives
- S Kerby Joseph
- CB Emmanuel Moseley
- G Halapoulivaati Vaitai
- RB Zonovan Knight
- FB Jason Cabinda
- DT Brodric Martin
Green Bay Packers inactives
- WR Malik Heath
CB Jaire Alexander
S Anthony Johnson Jr.
S Zayne Anderson
LB Brenton Cox Jr.
LB De’Vondre Campbell
G Elgton Jenkins
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