Week 7 · Division game · Recap
Packers 17, Lions 20: Week 7 recap
What happened
The Packers fell to the Lions 20-17 on the road at Ford Field in Week 7, moving to 4-3.
The Packers were outgained 415-324, won the turnover battle 2-1, and went 5-15 on third down.
Jordan Love went 27 of 45 for 274 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. Josh Jacobs had 11 carries for 36 yards on the ground. Christian Watson led the receivers with 5 catches for 57 yards.
On defense, Anthony Campbell led with 1 sack and Isaiah McDuffie had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 324Total yards415
- 264Passing yards296
- 60Rushing yards119
- 17First downs26
- 5-15Third down5-10
- 1-4Red zone (TD-att)2-5
- 1Turnovers2
- 1-10Sacked-yards1-7
- 8-81Penalties-yards5-50
- 29:59Possession30:01
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.