However, after a Derrick Barnes sack, the Packers found themselves in a third-and-18. The Packers, again, converted a flurry of third downs to get out of their own end zone and into Lions territory. However, Jack Fox was able to pin Green Bay at their 1-yard line thanks to a nice recovery by Anthony Pittman. They tried to catch the Packers sleeping with a run play, but after picking up just 5 yards the Lions punted. The Lions were able to move the ball to midfield on the ensuing drive, but got a little conservative on third-and-8. : Stream on NFL+ /sOn95CM6gY- NFL November 6, 2022 The get another goal line stop! #GBvsDET on FOX Note: Rodriguez would return the next defensive series. But Derrick Barnes-who was in for an injured Malcolm Rodriguez-deflected a Rodgers pass (with his helmet), and it was intercepted by rookie Kerby Joseph. A couple more third-down conversions got Green Bay into the red zone. The Packers were able to get out of the shadow of their end zone thanks to an Aaron Rodgers 16-yard scramble on third-and-10. Jared Goff got hit as he threw from an untouched Packers blitzer, and he couldn’t connect with an open Tom Kennedy. Detroit opted to go for it with a curious empty backfield formation. A 20-yard pass to D’Andre Swift got them into the red zone, where the Lions eventually faced a fourth-and-1. The Lions offense got off to a hot start, with a nice mix of runs and passes. But Detroit got the one defensive stop they needed to walk away with the win. On offense, yet another rookie, tight end James Mitchell caught one of the Lions’ touchdowns on the day.ĭetroit didn’t make it easy on themselves with a controversial late-game decision from Dan Campbell and a big play given up on a late fourth-and-2. Rookie Kerby Joseph delivered two of those interceptions, while another rookie-a player named Aidan Hutchinson-caught the other. It ended with the Lions defense forcing three interceptions-more than doubling their season total-and tallying nine passes defended-doubling their season total in a huge upset win over the Green Bay Packers. This week started with the Detroit Lions firing defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant.
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