Green Bay, Wis. — Don’t tell the Detroit Lions their season finale didn’t matter.
With seemingly nothing to play for other than pride, the Lions went into Lambeau Field and shut out the Packers on the road for the first time nearly 50 years, 31-0.
"When you play the game of football, I think, a lot of time, the part of it that's hard to understand, they play for each other," Lions coach Matt Patricia said. "They play for the dedication and the commitment they all make. I think it was great to see here at the end and those guys sticking with it and really grinding it out for another 60-minute game.