DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell’s latest gamble did not pan out and the Detroit Lions made plays in all three phases — with some yellow flags that went their way — to bail out the aggressive coach.
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that → pan → coach
Jake Bates made a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give Detroit a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Campbell, who is known for taking risks, seemed to make a reckless decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from his 24 with just under 5 minutes to play and Jahmyr Gibbs was stopped for no gain.
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Gibbs → make → gain
“I thought we would get it, No. 1,” Campbell said.
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Campbell → think → it
“No. 2, I knew we would get the ball back if it didn’t work out.”
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it → know → ball
One play after Jordan Love put a pass on Josh Jacobs’ hands for an incompletion that landed in in the end zone, rookie Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal after D.J. Wonnum got a finger on the football.
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Wonnum → put → football
Smack was wide right from 26 in the first half and became the first kicker to miss two field goals from 35 yards or closer in same game since 2019, according to Sportradar.
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Smack → become → Sportradar
“We had some premier field position and we just didn’t take advantage,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said.
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LaFleur → have → advantage
“We missed two field goals, but we know Trey is capable of making those.”
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Trey → miss → those
With a chance to drive for a winning score, Goff connected with Sam LaPorta on an 18 -yard pass and Karl Brooks was called for a late hit on the quarterback gave Detroit the ball at the Green Bay 45.
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hit → drive → 45
Gibbs had a 15-yard run and Brooks was called for being offside on third-and-5, giving Detroit a first down at the Packers 15.
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Brooks → have → 15
Gibbs could have run for a touchdown twice because Green Bay didn’t want to tackle him, hoping to get the ball back.
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Bay → run → ball
The running back wisely went down each time, the latter allowing Bates’ winning kick to come on the final play.
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kick → go → play
“That was as good as it gets at clock management,” Goff said.
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Goff → get → management
The Lions (4-2) have won two straight for the first time this season, putting them in third place in the NFC North behind Minnesota (6-0) and Chicago (5-2).
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Lions → win → Minnesota
Detroit hosts the undefeated Vikings on Sunday.
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Detroit → host → Sunday
“Any division game is important,” said safety Brian Branch, who had a fourth-quarter interception in his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon last December.
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who → say → tendon
“We need these.
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We → need → these
They’re mini-playoff games.”
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They → ’re → ?
The Packers (4-3) had a three-game winning streak stopped and dropped to last place in the highly competitive NFC North.
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streak → have → North
All four teams have winning records, matching the AFC North.
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teams → have → North
The Lions entered the game with only one turnover and lost two fumbles that took away chances for them to add to three-point leads late in the first half and early in the third quarter.
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them → enter → quarter
The second turnover set up Love’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Jacobs for a 14-10 Green Bay lead.
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turnover → set → lead
Detroit retook the lead on the ensuing drive on Goff’s 10-yard scoring pass to Williams, who had two TD receptions for a second straight week.
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who → retake → week
The Lions missed another opportunity to add to a three-point lead when Campbell went for it on fourth-and-5 from the Green Bay 6 late in the third and Goff threw incomplete.
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Goff → miss → third
LaFleur passed on a field goal while trailing by three in the second quarter, and Love’s pass to Matthew Golden was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-4 from the Detroit 7.
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pass → pass → 7
But Smack had already missed from 26 by then.
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Smack → miss → 26
Jacobs made his season debut less than a week after the three-time Pro Bowl running back was removed from the commissioner’s exempt list for pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend.
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back → make → girlfriend
He had five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown and 11 carries for 36 yards.
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He → have → yards
Penalties gave Detroit five first downs, the most for the Lions since 2020.
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Penalties → give → 2020
“I’m not a fan of the refs right now,” Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney said in an expletive-filled response to questions about the officials.
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McKinney → ’m → officials
“I could tell you what I really think, but it wouldn’t do us any good,” he said.
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he → tell → good
Starting C Sean Rhyan (ankle) and backup Jacob Monk (quad) were injured, putting second-year lineman John Williams in the game to snap for his first career appearance on offense.
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Rhyan → injure → offense
LaFleur said he would not expect Rhyan on Monk to play on Thursday night against Carolina.
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Rhyan → say → Carolina
C Cade Mays made his Detroit debut after signing as a free agent in the offseason.
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Mays → make → offseason
He injured a wrist in training camp.
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He → injure → camp
Oft-injured CB Ennis Rakestraw (ankle) was hurt during the game.
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Rakestraw → injure → game
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