DETROIT (Interstat) — Jake Bates made a 22-yard field goal as time expired, and the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers 20-17 on Sunday in a National Football League game at Ford Field. The announced attendance was 64,008. Detroit improved to 4-2, while Green Bay fell to 4-3. Bates’ kick ended a back-and-forth fourth quarter after Green Bay had tied the game on Trey Smack’s 43-yard field goal with 7:10 remaining. L. Borom and B. Miller reported as eligible before Bates converted the final kick.

Detroit opened the scoring in the first quarter when Jared Goff passed short left to Jameson Williams for a 16-yard touchdown. Bates added the extra point. Green Bay answered with 58 seconds left in the first quarter as Jordan Love passed short right to Tucker Kraft for a 14-yard touchdown, and Smack made the extra point. In the second quarter, Bates made a 40-yard field goal to give Detroit a 10-7 halftime lead.

Green Bay took the lead in the third quarter when Love passed short left to Josh Jacobs for a 25-yard touchdown, and Smack added the extra point. Detroit responded at 6:33 of the third quarter as Goff passed short middle to Jameson Williams for a 10-yard touchdown. Green Bay tied the game in the fourth quarter on Smack’s 43-yard field goal, setting up Detroit’s final possession.

Goff, Detroit’s top star and a 6-foot-4, 217-pound quarterback from Novato, Calif., completed 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns. Love, a 6-foot-4, 219-pound quarterback, completed 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Brandon Cisse had seven tackles for Green Bay. Daniel Whelan, a 6-foot-5, 216-pound punter, punted twice for 100 yards. Josh Jacobs, a 5-foot-10, 220-pound running back, ran 11 times for 36 yards and caught five passes for 55 yards and one touchdown. MarShawn Lloyd, a 5-foot-9, 220-pound running back, had six carries for 20 yards and two receptions for 15 yards. Savion Williams, a 6-foot-4, 222-pound wide receiver, had two carries for 4 yards and three receptions for 47 yards.

Christian Watson caught five passes for 57 yards and had one tackle. Tucker Kraft, a 6-foot-5, 259-pound tight end, had four receptions for 48 yards and one touchdown. Matthew Golden, a 5-foot-11, 191-pound wide receiver, caught six passes for 39 yards. Jonnu Smith, a 6-foot-3, 248-pound tight end, had one reception for 9 yards, and Bo Melton, a 5-foot-11, 189-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 4 yards and a 24-yard kickoff return. Mark Redman, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound tight end, had no recorded statistics. Isaiah McDuffie, a 6-foot-1, 227-pound linebacker, had 11 tackles for Green Bay, while Brenton Cox Jr., a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end, had three.

Xavier McKinney, a 6-foot, 201-pound safety, had 10 tackles and Evan Williams, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound safety, had nine. Trey Smack made one of three field-goal attempts and converted extra points. Ty’Ron Hopper, a 6-foot-2, 228-pound linebacker, had seven tackles, Keisean Nixon, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound cornerback, had four, and Anthony Campbell had three tackles and one sack. Karl Brooks, a 6-foot-3, 296-pound defensive end, Devonte Wyatt, a 6-foot-3, 304-pound tackle, Barryn Sorrell, a 6-foot-3, 256-pound defensive end, Dani Dennis-Sutton and Chris McClellan, a 6-foot-4, 313-pound tackle, each had three tackles. Nick Niemann, a 6-foot-3, 244-pound linebacker, and Javon Bullard, a 5-foot-10, 198-pound safety, each had two. J. Michael Sturdivant had a 24-yard kickoff return and one tackle, Jordon Riley, a 6-foot-5, 325-pound tackle, had one tackle and Carrington Valentine, a 6-foot, 189-pound cornerback, had one. Lukas Van Ness, a 6-foot-5, 272-pound linebacker, had no recorded statistics.

Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a 5-foot-11, 191-pound cornerback, had two tackles for Detroit. Jahmyr Gibbs, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound running back, ran 29 times for 116 yards and caught five passes for 27 yards. Sione Vaki, a 5-foot-11, 213-pound running back, ran once for 5 yards. Amon-Ra St. Brown, a 6-foot, 202-pound wide receiver, caught nine passes for 153 yards, and Jameson Williams, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound wide receiver, had five receptions for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Sam LaPorta, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound tight end, had one reception for 18 yards, Isaac TeSlaa, a 6-foot-4, 214-pound wide receiver, had one for 10 yards and Tyler Conklin, a 6-foot-3, 254-pound tight end, had one for 4 yards.

Jack Campbell, a 6-foot-5, 243-pound linebacker, recorded 11 tackles for Detroit, Derrick Barnes, a 6-foot, 238-pound linebacker, had six and Chuck Clark, a 6-foot, 205-pound safety, had five. D.J. Reed, a 5-foot-9, 188-pound cornerback, Roger McCreary, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound cornerback, and Brian Branch, a 6-foot, 203-pound safety, each had four tackles, and Branch added an interception. Khalil Dorsey, a 5-foot-9, 181-pound cornerback, and Trevor Nowaske, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound linebacker, each had two tackles. Jack Fox, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound punter, punted twice for 104 yards, and Aidan Hutchinson, a 6-foot-7, 264-pound defensive end, had two tackles and one sack.

Green Bay entered after a 23-13 victory against Dallas, a 31-7 win against Chicago, a 17-14 win at Tampa Bay and a 20-17 overtime win at the New York Jets. The Packers also had losses to Atlanta and Minnesota. Detroit had beaten Arizona 45-21 and the New York Jets 31-24, with losses to Carolina and Buffalo and an overtime win against New Orleans. Green Bay’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Carolina, a trip to New England, a home game against Minnesota, a visit to the Los Angeles Rams, a trip to New Orleans, a home game against Buffalo, a home game against Miami, a trip to Chicago, a home game against Houston and a home game against Detroit. Detroit is scheduled to host Minnesota, visit Miami, host New England, host Tampa Bay, host Chicago, visit Atlanta, host Tennessee, visit Minnesota, host the New York Giants and visit Chicago.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Detroit 38, Green Bay 27. Interstat’s ELO system gave Detroit a 74.5 percent probability to win. Detroit was installed as a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under line was 55.5.