For most of the day, it seemed like the Detroit Lions had the Green Bay Packers right where they wanted them. The Lions lead the game most of the day and seemed to be frustrating Aaron Rodgers.
With 2:00 remaining in the fourth quarter the referee whistled the play dead for the two-minute warning. The Lions were holding on to a six point lead, but the Packers were threatening with the ball at the Lions 22 yard line. On the very first play after the warning, Rodgers threw a strike to Randall Cobb in the end zone for the games winning touchdown. It was a dagger for the Lions and Lions fans who were left only to mumble, “we had them.”
Rodgers completed 19 of 27 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. Rogers hooked up with Cobb and Jermichael Finley for touchdowns.
The Lions got great performances from Calvin Johnson and Nick Fairley. Megatron caught 5 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown. Fairley was in the Packer backfield all day recording 7 total tackles and two sacks.
Next week, the Packers (7-3) will travel to New York to play the Giants on Sunday Night Football, and the Lions (4-6) will host the Texans on Thanksgiving.
