Week 7 · Division game · Recap
Lions 20, Packers 17: Week 7 recap
What happened
The Lions edged the Packers 20-17 at home at Ford Field in Week 7, moving to 4-2.
The Lions outgained the Packers 415-324 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 2 giveaways to 1, and went 5-10 on third down.
Jared Goff went 22 of 32 for 303 yards and 2 TDs. Jahmyr Gibbs had 29 carries for 116 yards on the ground. Amon-Ra St. Brown led the receivers with 9 catches for 153 yards.
On defense, Aidan Hutchinson led with 1 sack and Jack Campbell had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 415Total yards324
- 296Passing yards264
- 119Rushing yards60
- 26First downs17
- 5-10Third down5-15
- 2-5Red zone (TD-att)1-4
- 2Turnovers1
- 1-7Sacked-yards1-10
- 5-50Penalties-yards8-81
- 30:01Possession29:59
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: GB-DET- 1st quarter
- DETJameson Williams 16 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)7:000-7
- GBTucker Kraft 14 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)0:587-7
- 2nd quarter
- DETJake Bates 40 Yd Field Goal12:367-10
- 3rd quarter
- GBJosh Jacobs 25 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)12:1414-10
- DETJameson Williams 10 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)6:3314-17
- 4th quarter
- GBTrey Smack 43 Yd Field Goal7:1017-17
- DETJake Bates 22 Yd Field Goal 0:0017-20
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.