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Detroit's victory handed the Seattle Seahawks the final
wild-card spot in the NFC. The Lions were eliminated from the
playoff race when Seattle eked out a 19-16 overtime win over the
Los Angeles Rams earlier.
Williams, a former Packer, rushed for 72 yards. Jared Goff
passed for 224 yards and Kalif Raymond caught four passes for 66
yards for Detroit (9-8).
Aaron Rodgers passed for 205 yards with one touchdown but was
intercepted on Green Bay's final drive. Christian Watson caught
five passes for 104 yards for the Packers (8-9).
The first half featured five field goals and ended with Green
Bay clinging to a 9-6 lead.
Aided by a pass interference penalty, the Packers scored on
their first possession as Mason Crosby kicked a 22-yard field
goal.
Green Bay went for it on fourth down in its own territory midway
through the first quarter, but Allen Lazard was dropped for a
loss. The Lions then settled for a 37-yard Michael Badgley field
goal on their next drive.
Crosby made a 49-yard try late in the quarter and a 48-yarder
early in the second to make it 9-3.
Badgley missed from 46 yards out with 6:16 left in the first
half. He knocked through a 33-yard attempt on the last play of
the half after the Packers were whistled for a personal foul.
Crosby had a 53-yard try bang off the crossbar and back toward
the field of play early in the second half.
Detroit needed just three plays after the miss to score the
game's first touchdown. A 43-yard pass from Goff to Raymond set
up Williams' 1-yard run, giving Detroit a 13-9 lead.
A 45-yard pass to Watson set up Rodgers' 13-yard scoring strike
to Lazard later in the quarter.
Detroit moved ahead once again on Williams' second 1-yard
scoring run with 5:55 remaining. That completed a 13-play,
75-yard drive.
Kerby Joseph intercepted Rodgers on Green Bay's final
possession. The Lions then ran out the clock by picking up three
first downs.
--Field Level Media
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