GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love threw two landing passes and the host Inexperienced Bay Packers stored the Detroit Lions’ potent offense out of the top zone till the ultimate minute of a 27-13 victory Sunday in a season opener between groups anticipated to problem for the NFC North title.
Love had two first-half scoring passes to tempo Inexperienced Bay to a 17-3 lead on the break. Josh Jacobs had a 3-yard landing run halfway by means of the fourth quarter to place the Packers up 24-6.
Jared Goff hit Isaac TeSlaa for a 13-yard landing cross with 55 seconds left.
The Lions, who averaged an NFL-best 33.2 factors per sport final season en path to the division title, have been held to 246 yards, together with 46 on the bottom. Detroit had 4 drives of 55 yards or longer, however managed simply two discipline objectives earlier than the late landing.
Inexperienced Bay star edge rusher Micah Parsons, who was listed as questionable with a again damage after being acquired in a late August blockbuster commerce with Dallas, recorded his first sack late within the fourth quarter, nailing Jared Goff for a 4-yard loss.
Love accomplished 16 of twenty-two passes for 188 yards, spreading the ball to 10 completely different receivers. Jacobs rushed for a game-high 66 yards.
Goff accomplished 31 of 39 passes for 225 yards with one interception.
The Packers opened with a 12-play, 83-yard drive capped by Love’s 15-yard landing cross to tight finish Tucker Kraft. Love accomplished 6 of 8 passes on the drive for 65 yards, together with an 11-yarder to rookie Matthew Golden, the primary receiver taken by Inexperienced Bay within the first spherical since Javon Walker in 2002.
Brandon McManus’ 34-yard discipline objective put Inexperienced Bay up 10-0, however Jake Bates answered with a 30-yard discipline objective to make it 10-3 with 9:27 left within the half.
The Packers wanted simply two performs to push the result in 17-3. Love related with Romeo Doubs for 48 yards, then hit Jayden Reed on a 17-yard scoring cross.
The Lions answered with a 13-play, 55-yard drive to the Packers’ 16, however Evan Williams picked off Goff’s third-down cross.
Detroit opened the second half with a drive to the Packers’ 9-yard line, however settled for Bates’ 27-yard discipline objective to make it 17-6.
Reed’s 20-yard punt return to the Detroit 36 arrange the Packers’ last landing, a 3-yard run by Jacobs with 7:57 remaining. McManus added a 38-yard discipline objective.
–Jim Hoehn, Area Stage Media
