In a critical early-season NFC North contest, Detroit came to Green Bay and downed the Packers, 34-20, Thursday. The Lions dominated the first half, led 24-3 at the break, and held off a mild second half rally by the Packers.
Schindler’s List was the country’s No. 1 movie.
Gas averaged $1.11 per gallon.
And Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ was the nation’s top song.
The year was 1993, and just three members of the Green Bay Packers were alive. That was also the last time the Detroit Lions won a divisional title.
That could change in 2023.
In a critical early-season NFC North contest, Detroit came to Green Bay and downed the Packers, 34-20. The Lions dominated the first half, led 27-3 at the break, and held off a mild second half rally by the Packers.
Detroit improved to 3-1 and defeated the Packers for a fourth straight time. Green Bay slipped to 2-2. Both Minnesota and Chicago are 0-3 and bringing up the divisional basement.
Here’s the good, bad and ugly from the Lions’ win over Green Bay:THE GOOD
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Green Bay was dreadful in every facet and trailed, 27-3, at halftime. But the Packers did show life in the second half, scoring 17 points and making things semi-interesting.
Quarterback Jordan Love threw for a touchdown and ran for another score in the second half, but also threw a critical interception. Love also led the Packers to scores on three of their five second half possessions.
The problem is by the time Green Bay got going, it was already in a three-score hole.
ROMEO DOUBS: The Packers welcomed back speedy wideout Christian Watson, who missed the first three games with a hamstring injury. Green Bay’s best receiver, though, was Romeo Doubs — who’s off to a terrific start to the 2023 campaign.
Doubs caught a career-high nine passes for 95 yards and now has 20 catches for 224 yards and three touchdowns through four games.
Doubs was off to a terrific start to his rookie season in 2022 before being hit by injury. He’s been even better at the outset of 2023.
THIS AND THAT: Rudy Ford had a first quarter interception that he returned 21 yards to the Lions’ 16-yard line. That set up a 34-yard field goal by rookie kicker Anders Carlson. … Rashan Gary drew a holding penalty on left tackle Taylor Decker. … Rookie defensive end Karl Brooks notched his second career sack when he dumped Jared Goff for a 10-yard loss in the third quarter.
