NFL · Oct 25, 2026
Detroit Lions beat Green Bay Packers 20–17 on a 22-yard field goal with one second left
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Detroit Lions beat Green Bay Packers 20–17 (NFL) on October 25, 2026.
The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20–17 in their NFL matchup on October 25, 2026, with a 22-yard field goal breaking a late tie with one second remaining.
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Key moments
Sources ↓- Opening
The Detroit Lions opened the scoring at Ford Field when J. Goff threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to J. Williams with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter.
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Detroit moved back ahead on a 40-yard field goal with 12:40 remaining in the second quarter.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
Detroit made a 22-yard field goal with one second remaining to break the tie. The game ended in regulation at 20–17, with the Lions’ final kick accounting for the winning margin.
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Williams and Kraft supply first-quarter touchdowns
The Detroit Lions opened the scoring at Ford Field when J. Goff threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to J. Williams with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter. The extra point followed eight seconds later, giving Detroit a seven-point lead.
The Green Bay Packers answered before the quarter ended. J. Love connected with T. Kraft for a 14-yard touchdown with 1:04 left, cutting the deficit to one point. The successful extra point with 58 seconds remaining tied the game at 7–7, the score at the first-quarter break.
Detroit takes a narrow halftime lead
Detroit moved back ahead on a 40-yard field goal with 12:40 remaining in the second quarter. That kick provided the quarter’s only points and gave the Lions a 10–7 advantage at halftime.
Green Bay recovered a fumble late in the half. J. Gibbs lost the ball on a four-yard run with 30 seconds left, and B. Cox recovered for the Packers. The score remained unchanged through the break.
Jacobs puts Green Bay ahead before Williams answers
Another Detroit fumble came early in the third quarter. J. Goff lost the ball on a run with 14:16 remaining, and I. McDuffie recovered for Green Bay. Love then threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to J. Jacobs at 12:22, putting the Packers ahead 13–10 before the extra point extended their lead to four.
Detroit reclaimed the lead with 6:40 left in the quarter when Goff found Williams for a 10-yard touchdown, their second scoring connection of the game. The extra point made it 17–14, and the Lions carried that advantage into the fourth quarter.
A last-second field goal settles the game
Love was intercepted on a pass intended for C. Watson with 14:50 remaining. Green Bay later drew level on a 43-yard field goal with 7:14 left, setting up the game’s final scoring play.
Detroit made a 22-yard field goal with one second remaining to break the tie. The game ended in regulation at 20–17, with the Lions’ final kick accounting for the winning margin.
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Published 2026-10-26. Game date shown above.
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