Lions vs. Packers winners and losers: Dan Campbell, Jared Goff

Motown is in the playoffs.

Playing in front of their home fans, the Detroit Lions secured a spot in the playoffs after defeating the Green Bay Packers 34-31 in a back-and-forth game on Thursday night.

Detroit won the season series against Green Bay and has a game and a half lead over the Minnesota Vikings in the division.

The Packers, Lions and Vikings all entered Week 14 with at least nine wins. The 2024 NFC North is the first league in 39 years to have three teams with nine or more wins in Week 14.

Here are the winners and losers from Thursday night’s Packers vs. Lions battle:

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Lions secure a spot in the playoffs

Thursday’s win secured the Lions a spot in the playoffs for the second year in a row. The last time Detroit earned a playoff berth in back-to-back years was when they played three straight seasons from 1993 to 1995.

The Lions’ winning streak continues

The Lions have now won 11 straight games, the longest active winning streak in the NFL. It is also the longest winning streak in franchise history.

Jared Goff

Goff threw a poor interception in the third quarter, but overall he was efficient.

The Lions QB completed 32 of 41 passes for 283 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He finished with a passer rating of 109.7.

Goff completed 13 straight passes to end the contest.

Tim Patrick

Patrick had two touchdown catches in the win. It was the wideout’s first time entering the end zone since 2021.

Patrick missed the 2022 and 2023 seasons due to injury. Thursday night was a good recovery story for the wide receiver.

Patrick’s six catches tied for the game-high.

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defense

The Packers and Lions combined for 38 points in Week 9.

41 points were scored in the second half alone on Thursday.

Both defensive lines offered little resistance, especially in the second half.

The Lions had a better excuse for their defensive deficiencies as they have 13 defensive players on injured reserve.

Yellow laundry

Thursday games are often sloppy as both teams play on a short week. In this game there was only one ball loss, but there were a total of 14 penalties.

Dan Campbell’s fourth down decisions

The Lions head coach is known for being aggressive, but sometimes he’s too aggressive on fourth down. With less than two minutes left in the third quarter, Campbell’s Lions were burned on a fourth-and-1 at their own 31-yard line. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs was stuffed for a negative 1-yard run.

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