DETROIT – The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions are battling in a huge NFC North showdown at Ford Field on Thursday. Follow along for updates.Final ScoreThe #Packers beat the Lions in a Thanksgiving thriller for a statement victory. Here's the early game story from Ford Field.https://t.co/MwclvhiO1W— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) November 27, 2025Fourth QuarterPackers 31, Lions 24 (2:59 remaining)An 18-yard completion to Isaac TeSlaa, an illegal-contact penalty on Keisean Nixon that wiped out a third-and-15 sack and a 44-yard catch-and-run by Williams put the ball into the red zone. On first-and-goal at the 4, the Lions went wildcat and David Montgomery’s pass was incomplete as he got hit by Edgerrin Cooper. On second down, Colby Wooden batted down Goff’s pass. On third down, Devonte Wyatt had a big bull rush to set up Micah Parsons’ sack.Wyatt was injured on the play – Warren Brinson immediately took a knee – which set up fourth-and-goal from the 13. The Lions kicked a 31-yard field goal.Injury update: Wyatt is out with an ankle injury.Packers 31, Lions 21 (9:02 remaining)The Packers had a chance for the knockout but went three-and-out. On third-and-4, Jordan Love threw a perfect pass to Christian Watson, who couldn’t make the catch because cornerback Amik Robertson had pulled down one of his arms.Packers 31, Lions 21 (10:50 remaining)The Packers have had no answer for Jared Goff or Jameson Williams. Other than good fortune. On fourth-and-3 from Green Bay’s 21, Goff had Williams wide open in the flat for what should have been a first down and a 16th consecutive completion. Instead, Williams dropped the pass.Third QuarterPackers 31, Lions 21 (1:44 remaining)The Packers needed an answer. A 14-yard run by Bo Melton, who got the ball on the fly on a jet sweep, and a 30-yard completion to Dontayvion Wicks up the seam moved the ball to Detroit’s 25. It was another big-time catch by Wicks, who took a hit from safety Thomas Harper. Two more runs gave Green Bay a first down at the 15.The Packers scored moments with some good fortune. First, Romeo Doubs caught a screen but had it jarred loose by D.J. Reed. Left tackle Rasheed Walker saved the Packers’ bacon by recovering at the 6. That made it third-and-1. The play was a play-action rollout to the left. Lions linebacker Jack Campbell apparently was suckered, because he grabbed tight end Josh Whyle’s facemask. That gave Green Bay a first-and-goal at the 3. Josh Jacobs got about half of it. The rest came on a play-action pass to Wicks for his second touchdown. Wicks went back for seconds#ProBowlVote + Jordan Love#ProBowlVote + Dontayvion Wicks📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/TGcmYoQLMm— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 27, 2025Packers 24, Lions 21 (7:25 remaining)The Lions wasted no time in getting back into the game. Jared Goff started the drive with a 24-yard run, then completed passes for 3 and 13 to David Montgomery. Montgomery found a crease on the next play to rumble for 15. On the next play, Goff had all day and another couple hours to hit rookie Isaac TeSlaa for an 18-yard touchdown.Packers 24, Lions 14 (10:31 remaining)On the second play after Green Bay’s big fourth-down stop, Jordan Love dropped a 51-yard touchdown bomb to Christian Watson vs. Amik Robertson. Watson set it up perfectly. It appeared he slowed down with the ball in the air, then hit the gas as it was arriving. He caught the ball at the 6 and scored.LOUD NOISES#ProBowlVote + Christian Watson#ProBowlVote + Jordan Love📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/RsE5bxi3HA— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 27, 2025Injury update: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) is out.Packers 17, Lions 14 (11:08 remaining)Could this be the play of the game? On fourth-and-3, of course Lions coach Dan Campbell kept the offense on the field. Quarterback Jared Goff canned to a run, with Jahmyr Gibbs taking a shotgun run to the right. Micah Parsons set the edge and Isaiah McDuffie cleaned up. The Packers will start at their 49.Halftime: Packers 17, Lions 14For all the good work done by the Packers in the first half, they could be looking at a deficit to start the third quarter.The Packers led 17-7 late in the first half when Carrington Valentine missed an open-field tackle on Jameson Williams. Instead of a tackle for loss to force a field goal, Williams waltzed 22 yards for a touchdown.Detroit will get the ball to start the second half. Jordan Love is 11-of-21 passing for 118 yards and two touchdowns. It’s been aggressive passing attack. Josh Jacobs has eight carries for 59 yards, highlighted by a season-long 29-yard run.The Packers are up 198-140 in yards. Perhaps importantly, they have a 37-25 edge in plays. Remember, the Lions’ defense was on the field for 82 plays in its overtime in on Sunday.High-stepping Jamo >>>#GBvsDET 📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/EAwoWFYB3Y— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 27, 2025Second QuarterPackers 17, Lions 14 (0:25 remaining)The Lions will have a chance to double up. On third-and-3 from the 22, Jared Goff threw a receiver screen to Jameson Williams. Cornerback Carrington Valentine had him dead for a loss of 4. Instead, Valentine threw a shoulder into Williams rather than wrapping up. Williams kept his balance and had a convoy for the touchdown.Packers 17, Lions 7 (2:12 remaining)On fourth-and-1-plus, Romeo Doubs ran an out against D.J. Reed for an easy 2-yard touchdown to make it a two-score game just before 2-minute warning. The crowd is incensed, since right guard Anthony Belton’s false start was overturned by coach Matt LaFleur’s timeout. TD GB!#ProBowlVote + Jordan Love#ProBowlVote + Romeo Doubs📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/Y4P7ixwwCR— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 27, 2025On third-and-3 at the start of the drive, Christian Watson made a terrific all-hands catch for the first down. The fans – incorrectly – thought he was out of bounds. On third-and-5, Jordan Love threw a bullet to Dontayvion Wicks for 18. One play later, on a boot, Love threw a beauty to tight end Luke Musgrave, who made an excellent catch for 23 to the 11.Packers 10, Lions 7 (7:54 remaining)A vintage Lions drive was paid off with David Montgomery’s 3-yard touchdown run on third-and-goal. Jared Goff ripped one over the middle to Jameson Williams, who gained 22, including 9 yards after the catch following a broken tackle. On second-and-15, Jahmyr Gibbs ran around Micah Parsons for 18. JG🎯TK for the first down#GBvsDET 📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/oGbavj1C0U— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 27, 2025On third-and-13, the Packers blew coverage on Tim Patrick, who was wide open for 23 to the 9. Montgomery was a wildcat quarterback on the touchdown. Packers 10, Lions 0 (14:19 remaining)On a drive bridging the first and second quarters, Jordan Love on fourth-and-3 threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Dontayvion Wicks. Wicks got both feet down before he was hit out of bounds by safety Thomas Harper. Compounding the difficult of the catch, Wicks got his ankle rolled on the hit. Brian Branch had coverage on Wicks but gave up on the play; perhaps he didn’t see the ball coming.OH MY#ProBowlVote + Jordan Love#ProBowlVote + Dontayvion Wicks📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/cdqE2fRqvF— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 27, 2025On third-and-2, the Packers lined up in shotgun and handed it to Josh Jacobs, who had clear sailing for the first down, broke a tackle and gained an additional 22 yards for a season-long gain of 29. Moments later, on third-and-4, Love coaxed defensive tackle D.J. Reader offside.First QuarterPackers 3, Lions 0 (3:26 remaining)The Lions ran for one first down but Jared Goff isn’t making anything happen under pressure. On second-and-15, he threw one to the turf when pressured by Devonte Wyatt. On third-and-15, Micah Parsons and Kingsley Enagbare shared the sack. Parsons, as he does frequently, wandered around behind the line and exploited a matchup against the interior line, this time against guard Keyode Awosika.GOT HIM!#ProBowlVote + Micah Parsons#ProBowlVote + Kingsley Enagbare📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/h7WH4Rgfn1— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 27, 2025Packers 3, Lions 0 (6:32 remaining)The Packers went three-and-out. Lions safety Brian Branch was too fast on an end-around to Bo Melton on first down, Amik Robertson broke up a pass to Dontayvion Wicks on second down and Chris Brooks got clobbered on a third-down checkdown.Packers 3, Lions 0 (8:19 remaining)The Packers forced a three-and-out. On second-and-8, Micah Parsons had a hit on quarterback Jared Goff on a bootleg. On third-and-8, Xavier McKinney and Isaiah McDuffie blitzed and hit Goff while Parsons dropped into coverage. Packers 3, Lions 0 (9:12 remaining)The Packers got the ball to start the game and scored on a 45-yard field goal by Brandon McManus. The Packers converted third-and-1s with a 13-yard run by Josh Jacobs and a 4-yard run by Emanuel Wilson. On Jacobs’ run, left tackle Rasheed Walker and left guard Aaron Banks had a big combo block and center Sean Rhyan had a pancake. The drive stalled, though. On first down from the 27, Jordan Love eluded a sack and had Bo Melton for a potential touchdown but threw it at his ankles. The scene at Ford Field before Packers-Lions. | Bill Huber/Packers On SIRookie Starter for PackersThis will be Belton’s second start of the season; he started at right tackle in Week 2. He alternated series at right guard during the first half last week against Minnesota but played the entire second half.“I thought he went out there and competed,” offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said. “A lot of things to clean up but for the most part I liked his physicality and I like what he brought to the offense.”What made the team give Belton, who was drafted as a tackle and only started taking guard reps a few weeks ago, a chance to unseat Jordan Morgan, last year’s first-round pick?“Well, watching him play earlier this year before he hurt his ankle, we just saw what we had there and what we liked,” Stenavich said. “He obviously got injured, so it kind of set him back, but it was a move that we wanted to eventually do and give him a shot out there, and I thought he did a nice job of answering.”Consistency WantedFor most of coach Matt LaFleur's tenure, the Packers’ offense ranked among the NFL’s best. That hasn’t been the case this year, and it’s shown no signs of finding a groove.This isn’t a Jordan Love stat, but Love’s stats are emblematic. Over the last three games, Love has thrown for 489 yards. That’s 163 yards per game, which ranks 26th in the NFL.“We’ve just got to keep stacking those days, man, keep trying to be as consistent as possible as a player and as a team,” Love said this week. “Keep building on the good things we’ve done and, obviously, trying to limit the negative things and just clean up the details. Everybody being on the same page.“That’s what’s cool about the season is as you go through it, you see a lot of different looks and, obviously, coaching up the things we’ve done wrong and try to keep stacking and keep improving on those as best as possible.”Love swears there’s been progress for an offense that ranks 14th with 23.9 points per game.“Definitely,” he said. “I think we’ve improved in a lot of areas, and there’s still a lot of room for improvement. Injuries happen and guys have stepped up and been able to learn from some different mistakes that we’ve made. I’ve definitely seen a lot of progress and we’ve just got to keep building on it.”Part 1 of our weekly pair of stories: Here are three reasons why the #Packers will get the stuffing kicked out of them by the Lions, starring with this guy, who is having an all-time great season. ⬇️https://t.co/Ge5cqz2STf— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) November 27, 2025Packers on ThanksgivingThis will be Detroit’s 86th Thanksgiving game, with a 38-45-2 record. The Packers will be playing their 39th game on Thanksgiving. They are 16-20-2, including a win against the Lions at Ford Field in 2023 and a win against the Dolphins at Lambeau Field last year.Lions quarterback Jared Goff has two touchdown passes and zero interceptions in four consecutive Thanksgiving starts. Jordan Love had a 125.5 rating against Detroit and a 129.2 rating against Miami in his Thanksgiving games.Packers defensive end Micah Parsons has six sacks in four Thanksgiving games, including at least 1.5 in each of the last three. Former Lions star Ezekiel Ansah has the Thanksgiving record with 8.5 sacks.Part 2 of our weekly pair of stories: Here are three reasons why the #Packers will turn the Lions into turkeys, highlighted by some really good man-coverage data sent by @PFF. ⬇️https://t.co/8g2lkYsSc3— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) November 27, 2025Speaking of Micah ParsonsLast week, Micah Parsons joined Reggie White as the only players since sacks became an official stat in 1982 to start their careers with five consecutive 10-sack seasons.Parsons has a chance to make even bigger history. No player started his career with five consecutive 12-sack seasons.“I’m just excited to be joining Reg and I hope I can continue that,” Parsons said on Tuesday. “I think he’s the only player that got like nine [10-sack seasons to start his career], so I’m hunting that down. There’s always ways that we’re trying to keep going. Like, OK, great, you collect that accolade and you join some greatness.“I just saw that thing with Myles Garrett. That’s greatness. What is it, 18 sacks in 11 weeks? How do I get there? We’re always chasing and climbing to our peers, the past elders of this game. And you know why? Because, they’re role models for us.”Parsons has 62.5 sacks, which is the sixth-most by a player in his first five seasons. White has the record with 81 but DeMarcus Ware (64.5) and Derrick Thomas (66) are in range.After reviewing the film, @mattschneidman and I have determined this is good. pic.twitter.com/Tp07Wewaxz— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) November 27, 2025Packers Are UnderdogsThe Packers are three-point underdogs at FanDuel Sportsbook. According to The Action Network:Packers coach Matt LaFleur as an underdog of three-plus points is 18-6-1 against the spread. That’s the best of the Super Bowl era.The Packers are 3-13-1 against the spread vs. the Lions since 2017.Quarterback Matt LaFleur, from Week 11 on, is 14-7 straight-up. That’s the key number in Toyotathon.Of the six quarterbacks playing on Thursday, Love has the longest odds to lead the day in passing yards.Of the three games, Packers-Lions is the favorite to be the closest game and the lowest-scoring game. SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY PACKERS NEWSLETTERMore Green Bay Packers News