NFL Week 7: A divisional duel in Detroit, and Aaron Rodgers keeps winning
Week 7 of the NFL season featured a Super Bowl contender getting back on track and a thrilling divisional showdown in the NFC North, plus another comeback win for one of the NFL’s most surprising teams.Here’s what you need to know about from Sunday.The Lions won a wild one at homeWhat a game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in the late window.
The Lions won 20-17 on a walk-off field goal after a drama-filled affair that included controversial calls, plenty of offense and even an offensive lineman running a drag route.Both quarterbacks were dealing.
Detroit’s Jared Goff completed 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards in the win, while Green Bay’s Jordan Love was 22 of 32 for 303 yards.Love could have had an even bigger day, but his receivers had multiple drops in big moments.The game was also filled with miscues.
The Packers missed two field goals, both of which were shorter than 40 yards.Detroit, meanwhile, had two turnovers after not having given the ball away even once since Week 1.The fourth quarter was especially intense.
The Lions went for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 24 but were stuffed on a run.Green Bay couldn’t take advantage on its ensuing possession, however.After they picked up only 5 yards, the Packers lined up for a 35-yard field goal, but Trey Smack’s kick was deflected.Detroit’s offense finally finished the job from there, going 71 yards and running out the clock for a game-winning kick by Jake Bates.
The Lions improved to 4-2, while the Packers fell to 4-3.Can the Browns keep getting away with this? Cleveland improved to 5-2 after a last-minute, 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans.The Browns are not only one of the NFL’s most surprising teams; they are the league’s comeback kings so far this season.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson has led a game-winning drive in each of the team’s five wins this year, and those five game-winning drives are the most by any Cleveland quarterback in a single season this century,...