GREEN BAY, Wis. – They didn’t make the playoffs, but the Detroit Lions might have accomplished something more important Sunday.
The Lions beat the Green Bay Packers in the final game of the NFL regular season, 20-16, in what could go down as a torch-snatching game in the NFC North.
With nothing to play for but pride, and to keep the division’s most dominant team for the past three decades out of the playoffs, the Lions rallied for their eighth win in 10 games behind a record-breaking performance from Jamaal Williams.
At 9-8, the Lions finished with a winning record for the first time since 2017.