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Tale of woe: Lions end season with 9th straight loss; Detroit will have second or third draft pick

Detroit — Through three quarters, the football universe was on its head. In a game between the team trying to lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the team with nothing to play for, it was the latter in the driver's seat for much of the afternoon.

But sense and logic prevailed as the Green Bay Packers rallied past the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday, 23-20.

"That was a tough game and I don’t even really know what to say right now," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. "That’s life in the National Football League, but really pleased with our guys with that mentality of never quitting, being resilient.