Lions slip past Packers on Bates’ last-second field goal
DETROIT (Interstat) — Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Detroit past Green Bay 20-17 in an NFL game on Sunday at Ford Field. Detroit improved to 4-2, while Green Bay fell to 4-3. Jared Goff completed 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions, who got 116 rushing yards from Jahmyr Gibbs and nine catches for 153 yards from Amon-Ra St. Brown. Jameson Williams caught two touchdown passes. Green Bay’s Jordan Love completed 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Jacobs ran 11 times for 36 yards and caught five passes for 55 yards and a score. Tucker Kraft added a touchdown catch. Trey Smack made a 43-yard field goal that tied the game in the fourth quarter. Detroit’s Jack Campbell recorded 11 tackles, and Brian Branch intercepted a pass. Attendance at Ford Field was 64,008. The Packers’ Christian Watson had five catches for 57 yards, and Brandon Cisse made seven tackles.