When the Packers looked up at the scoreboard with the seconds ticking down at the end of the first half, it was Lions 24, Packers 0. Yet Mike McCarthy’s team out-gained the Lions 201-160, ran more plays, were more efficient, and had the ball longer. Three turnovers, including two sloppy fumbles from Aaron Rodgers turned into 17 Lions points and three Mason Crosby misses were the difference in a game that quickly turned into a Murphy’s Law game.
Even once the offense started to find its feet in the second half, the deficit overwhelmed them and the defense needed just one or two more stops.