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Rodgers fine, sits 2nd half, top seed Packers lose to Lions
DETROIT (AP) Aaron Rodgers got off the field unscathed, giving Green Bay a win of sorts in a game it lost on the scoreboard.
Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in the first half and sat out the second half with nothing at stake as the Detroit Lions beat the top-seeded Packers 37-30 Sunday.
''The win obviously would be nice, but the most important thing was to get out there,'' he said.
Backup Jordan Love threw two late interceptions, sealing a defeat that didn't affect Green Bay's playoff positioning.
The NFC North champion Packers (13-4) rolled into the Motor City after already clinching the conference's No. 1 seed and its only first-round bye.
''I might have a better perspective tomorrow,'' Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said. ''We're all competitors and we don't like losing.
''I am happy in the fact that we got out fairly healthy.''
Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP who may win the award for a fourth time, was 14 of 18 for 138 yards.
He threw a 1-yard pass to Allen Lazard to cap a 13-play, 74-yard drive that took 7:18 off the clock to open the game and a 29-yard pass to the fourth-year receiver late in the second quarter for another score.
Rodgers replaced his helmet with a baseball cap at halftime and watched the rest of the game from the sideline out of harm's way after getting roughed up at times by the hard-charging Lions.
''I hold my breath every time he gets hit,'' LaFleur said.
The Lions (3-13-1) closed coach Dan Campbell's first season with plenty of pride and some nothing-to-lose plays.
''I'm really proud of our guys to go out there and finish on a bright note,'' Campbell said. ''When you are late in the season and you don't have the wins, it isn't easy to come out and grind every day, especially when you aren't 100%, but these guys kept going.''
With the win, though, Detroit lost a shot at having the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft that was possible because Jacksonville toppled Indianapolis.
The tricky Lions tied it 7-all late in the first quarter when seldom-used Tom Kennedy ended up with the ball on a reverse and threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kalif Raymond.
Detroit took a 24-13 lead early in the third on a reverse flea-flicker with Jared Goff throwing a 36-yard touchdown pass to Brock Wright.
''We wanted to empty the chamber,'' Goff said.
Love threw a go-ahead, 62-yard touchdown pass to Josiah Deguara with 4:49 left in the fourth, but the Packers could not hold on for the win.
D'Andre Swift scored on a 14-yard run with 1:54 left to put Detroit back ahead.
C.J. Moore intercepted Love's pass at the Green Bay 36 on the ensuing possessions after it was deflected by linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, setting up Riley Patterson's field goal to put the Lions up by a touchdown.
Love threw a second interception with 21 seconds left after his pass went off rookie receiver Amari Rodgers' hands.
PACKER PACER
Green Bay's Devante Adams had six catches for 55 yards, giving him a single-season franchise record of 1,553 yards receiving that Jordy Nelson set in 2014.
''He just texted me when I was walking in here right now,'' Adams told reporters after the game, saying his former teammate congratulated him.
MAKING MARKS
Detroit's Amon-Ra St. Brown had eight receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown, setting team rookie records with 90 receptions and 912 yards. The fourth-round pick from USC closed the season with at least eight catches in six straight games, setting an NFL rookie record.
''He's better than gold, and I'm glad we've got him,'' Campbell said.
INJURIES
Packers: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling left the game with a back injury. ... OT David Bakhtiari, a 2020 All-Pro, started and played for first time since tearing his left ACL on Dec. 31, 2020 and having two surgeries. C Josh Myers started after getting removed from IR on Saturday. The rookie second-round pick from Ohio State had been out since had a knee injury on Oct. 17 at Chicago.
''Like I told (Bakhtiari) and Josh, there's no substitute for football shape and it will be good for them to be out there,'' LaFleur said.
Lions: OT Taylor Decker (foot) and C Evan Brown (ankle) were injured during the game.
UP NEXT
Packers: practice, rest and prepare to play in two weeks.
Lions: begin offseason project of making changes on the roster and coaching staff.
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Team Stats | ||
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Time of Pos | 33:38 | 26:22 |
1st Downs | 22 | 19 |
Rushing | 6 | 7 |
Passing | 15 | 12 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-14 | 4-11 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 2-3 |
Total Net Yards | 378 | 404 |
Total Plays | 66 | 59 |
Avg Gain | 5.7 | 6.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 122 | 99 |
Rush Attempts | 27 | 26 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Net Yards Passing | 256 | 305 |
Comp. - Att. | 24-35 | 22-32 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.6 | 9.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 2-15 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 1-35.0 | 2-48.5 |
Return Yards | 71 | 51 |
Punts - Returns | 1-23 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 2-48 | 1-25 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-26 |
Red Zone Eff. | 2-3 -67% | 2-5 -40% |
Goal to Go Eff. | 2-2 -100% | 1-1 -100% |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
A. Rodgers
12 QB
17 FPTS
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A. Rodgers | 14/18 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Love
10 QB
9 FPTS
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J. Love | 10/17 | 134 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
A. Dillon
28 RB
6 FPTS
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A. Dillon | 14 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Taylor
27 RB
11 FPTS
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P. Taylor | 11 | 53 | 1 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Rodgers
12 QB
17 FPTS
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A. Rodgers | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Love
10 QB
9 FPTS
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J. Love | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
A. Lazard
13 WR
19 FPTS
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A. Lazard | 6 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 29 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Deguara
81 TE
12 FPTS
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J. Deguara | 4 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 62 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Adams
17 WR
5 FPTS
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D. Adams | 7 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Dafney
49 TE
2 FPTS
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D. Dafney | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E. St. Brown
19 WR
2 FPTS
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E. St. Brown | 5 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Winfree
88 WR
0 FPTS
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J. Winfree | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Rodgers
8 WR
0 FPTS
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A. Rodgers | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Dillon
28 RB
6 FPTS
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A. Dillon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Taylor
27 RB
11 FPTS
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P. Taylor | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Valdes-Scantling
83 WR
0 FPTS
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M. Valdes-Scantling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Lewis
89 TE
0 FPTS
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M. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Davis
84 TE
0 FPTS
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T. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
K. Barnes
51 ILB
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K. Barnes | 5-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Garvin
53 LB
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J. Garvin | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Amos
31 SS
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A. Amos | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Savage
26 FS
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D. Savage | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Burks
42 ILB
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O. Burks | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. King
20 CB
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K. King | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lancaster
95 DT
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T. Lancaster | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Lowry
94 DE
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D. Lowry | 2-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Slaton
93 DT
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T. Slaton | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Gary
52 OLB
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R. Gary | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Stokes
21 CB
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E. Stokes | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Galeai
50 LB
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T. Galeai | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Black
41 SAF
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H. Black | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Clark
97 NT
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K. Clark | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Douglas
29 CB
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R. Douglas | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Sullivan
39 DB
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C. Sullivan | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Smith
91 OLB
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P. Smith | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Crosby
2 K
4 FPTS
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M. Crosby | 1/1 | 36 | 1/2 | 4 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Bojorquez
7 P
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C. Bojorquez | 1 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Rodgers
8 WR
0 FPTS
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A. Rodgers | 2 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Rodgers 8 WR
0 FPTS
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A. Rodgers | 1 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
J. Goff
16 QB
21 FPTS
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J. Goff | 21/30 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Kennedy
85 WR
10 FPTS
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T. Kennedy | 1/1 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Fox
3 P
0 FPTS
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J. Fox | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
J. Williams
30 RB
4 FPTS
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J. Williams | 13 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Swift
32 RB
10 FPTS
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D. Swift | 7 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Raymond
11 WR
17 FPTS
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K. Raymond | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. St. Brown
14 WR
17 FPTS
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A. St. Brown | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Reynolds
48 RB
0 FPTS
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C. Reynolds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
A. St. Brown
14 WR
17 FPTS
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A. St. Brown | 10 | 8 | 109 | 1 | 28 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Raymond
11 WR
17 FPTS
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K. Raymond | 5 |