Lions edge Packers, win 11th straight, on walk-off FG

Jake Bates kicked a 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game and the host Detroit Lions extended their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games with a 34-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night.Jared Goff passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns (two to Tim Patrick) for the Lions (12-1). David Montgomery had 84 combined yards rushing and receiving and scored a touchdown.Josh Jacobs scored three rushing touchdowns for Green Bay. Jordan Love, who was held to 31 yards passing in the first half, finished with 206 passing yards and a touchdown.The Packers (9-4) are 7-2 over their last nine games with both losses coming against Detroit.The Lions held a 17-7 halftime lead.Detroit scored on its first possession of the game, with Montgomery finishing off the 11-play, 70-yard march with a 3-yard scoring run.Love’s second completion of the game was fumbled by Christian Watson on the first play of the second quarter. The Lions recovered the ball at their own 46-yard line and turned the giveaway into three points, as Bates kicked a 43-yard field goal.Jacobs’ 1-yard scoring run with 5:35 left in the half put the Packers on the board.However, the Lions reestablished the double-digit lead in the closing seconds of the half on fourth-and-goal. Goff hit running back Jahmyr Gibbs over the middle on a 2-yard pass to complete the 70-yard drive.

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