The Green Bay Packers were defeated by the Detroit Lions in the opening game of Week 14 on “Thursday Night Football” from Ford Field.
The Packers came back from a 17-7 deficit and held leads of 21-17 and 28-24 in the second half, but a big-time effort from Josh Jacobs in the red zone, the run defense against two top backs and the passing game in the second half weren’t enough for Matt LaFleur’s team to get past the mighty Lions on the road.
Here are five stats to know from the Packers’ primetime loss to the Lions:
21: The number of “stops” against the run from the Packers defense, by far a season high, per PFF.