The Green Bay Packers won their second straight NFC North title with a 31-24 victory over the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday.
With the win, the Packers took a four-game lead in the division with three to play, so that race is over. They also tied the Saints for the top record in the NFC at 10-3 after New Orleans lost at Philadelphia. Technically, the Packers hold the No. 1 seed due to their head-to-head win over the Saints back in Week 3.
QB Aaron Rodgers was 26-of-33 for 290 yards with three TDs and a 133.6 passer rating. WR Davante Adams had seven catches for 115 yards and a TD, his career-high 14th and breaking the team record with a touchdown in an eighth straight game.
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling had six catches for 85 yards and a score, and TE Robert Tonyan had five catches for 36 yards and his ninth TD of the season. RBs Aaron Jones (15 carries, 69 yards) and Jamaal Williams (10-38) combined for 107 rushing yards.
For the Lions, QB Matthew Stafford was 24-of-34 for 244 yards with a TD and 100.6 rating before leaving with an injury late in the game. The Lions rushed for just 51 yards. TE T.J. Hockenson had six catches for 43 yards and a score.
Tied at 14 at the half, the Packers dominated the third quarter and early fourth to take a 28-14 lead, but the Lions battled back to get within 28-21. K Mason Crosby kicked a 57-yard field goal, tying the second-longest in franchise history, to give the Packers a 10-point lead. But the Lions cut it to seven again after a long kickoff return and field goal with less than two minutes left.
The Packers closed out the game on offense on a third-down conversion, with Rodgers hitting Tonyan to move the chains and not give the Lions the ball back.
Here's a recap of all the action:
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