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Lions beat Packers 20-17 on a field goal as time expired
The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers in an NFL game.
The final score was 20-17.
Lions kicker Jake Bates made a field goal as time expired.
The kick came on the game's final play.
In football, a field goal is worth three points, and this one settled the game.
The result gives the Lions the win and the Packers the loss; no further next steps are stated.
The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17 on Jake Bates’ field goal with one second left.
Bates’ 22-yard kick followed a Lions drive that included an 8-yard run by Jahmyr Gibbs on third-and-6.
Detroit had a chance to win after Packers rookie Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal.
Jared Goff threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams, and Jordan Love answered with a touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft.
The Lions improved to 4-2, while the Packers fell to 4-3.
- Who
- The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.
- What
- Detroit won 20-17 on Jake Bates’ 22-yard field goal with one second left.
- When
- October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Ford Field in Detroit.
- Why
- Bates’ field goal gave the Lions the winning points after Green Bay’s Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal.
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Jared Goff threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams, and Jordan Love later tied the score with a touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft.
Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal that would have put Green Bay ahead.
Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal to give Detroit a 20-17 win.
- Final score
- Lions 20, Packers 17
- Winning kick
- Jake Bates’ 22-yard field goal with one second left
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Lions record after game
- 4-2
- Packers record after game
- 4-3
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