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Detroit Lions fail to finish Green Bay Packers: Here's how they crumbled

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – They settled for field goals instead of touchdowns, not once but five times. They argued a questionable call – or three – with officials. And then they watched Aaron Rodgers slowly, meticulously dice up their defense on a 6-minute, 46-second game-winning drive.

It was death by a thousand cuts, and when Mason Crosby kicked the winning 23-yard field goal as time expired, it cost the Lions first place in the NFC North.