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The ensuing 2-point conversion was broken up, but the Packers recovered the onside kick.
The Lions will play the Oakland (soon to be Los Angeles) Raiders next week up in Detroit.
Ultimately, though, it was Green Bay’s inability to score that proved to be the difference. The wolf’s name will be unveiled on the east facade inside Lambeau Field at halftime of the Packers’ game Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Asked what he heard the fan shout, Rodgers declined to say.
Abbrederis, a fifth round pick (176 overall) for the Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft, missed all of last season and most of the preseason this year dealing with injuries, a torn ACL last year and concussion issues this year. Matt Prater kicked two field goals, but missed a pair of extra points to keep the Packers in it.
But just like Week 9, it came too late and the Packers couldn’t seize opportunities when they came, eventually losing after Mason Crosby missed a 52-yard field goal that would’ve been a game-winner. It all adds up to curing what ails the Packers, who are coming off two straight road losses.
So did Crezdon Butler, who after sitting for almost the entire game, came in very late when Lawson was injured and made the play to knock the ball away from Adams on the Packers’ late two-point attempt that preserved the win.
In Rodgers’ 61 attempts, he targeted Adams a game-high 21 times, resutling in 10 receptions for 79 yards, a career-high in receptions.
Rodgers in turn has 114 yards receiving, no touchdowns. Protection was spotty. Rodgers made a few uncharacteristically shaky throws. He said on Friday that hes ready to go. The win improved the Lions to 2-7, while the Packers have lost three in a row after a 6-0 start. But for one moment, the Lions had the weight of the world off their shoulders. On third-and-1, Rodgers hit tight end Richard Rodgers, who fought to get out of bounds at the Detroit 23 with 45 seconds to go.
Stafford’s game-winning touchdown was a four-yard dish to Moore, which gave Detroit an 18-10 lead with 1:57 left to play. With Eddie Lacy sidelined due to a groin injury, the Packers relied on James Starks to carry the load in the backfield; carrying 15 times for only 42 yards.
It has been a precipitous decline for a quick-strike offense that was once the envy of the NFL.
