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Lions beat Packers on TNF, take early control of NFC North

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GREEN BAY, Wis -- Thursday night's NFC North showdown between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field saw the Lions jump out to a fast lead and hardly look back. Detroit took a 14-3 lead in the first quarter, which it extended to 27-3 by halftime.

After the Packers scored the first two touchdowns of the second half to draw within 10 points, the Lions eventually pulled away for a 34-20 win.

At 3-1, the Lions are on top of the NFC North, ahead of the 2-2 Packers and the 0-3 Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.