It was a pretty succinct, 60-minute encapsulation of the Green Bay Packers’ entire 2022 season on Sunday night as the team lost 20-16 to the Detroit Lions. When the Packers really needed some big plays, they couldn’t get them; when they really needed to avoid mistakes, they made them.
And now, instead of earning a trip to San Francisco in the Wild Card round next weekend, the team is packing up and heading home for the offseason.
The fact that the Packers were even playing meaningful football games in early January was stunning, as their late-season winning streak was fortunate to coincide with just the right help from around the NFC.