"Jordan Love converted a pair of fourth downs with touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four TD throws, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday. The Packers (8-3-1) swept the season series to earn a potential tiebreaker in the NFC North and are in second place in the division behind Chicago (8-3), which plays at Philadelphia on Friday."
"Detroit turned the ball over on downs on the opening drive of the second half and early in the fourth quarter. Two plays after Jahmyr Gibbs was stopped for a loss just inside Green Bay territory on fourth down, Love threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson to give Green Bay a 24-14 lead early in the third. The Lions went for it on fourth-and-3 from the Packers' 21 trailing by 10 and Jameson Williams dropped a pass."
"On the ensuing possession, Love converted a third-and-5 with an 8-yard pass to Watson and a fourth-and-3 on a 16-yard pass to Dontayvion Wicks to seal the victory. Love was 18 of 30 for 234 yards with a 22-yard pass to Wicks and a 2-yard pass to Doubs for touchdowns on fourth down in the second quarter. In the third, he threw a long touchdown pass to Watson and a 1-yard throw to Wicks for the receiver's second score of the game and season."
Jordan Love completed 18 of 30 passes for 234 yards and matched a career-high with four touchdown throws, converting two fourth-down attempts to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions. Green Bay improved to 8-3-1, swept the season series and moved into second place in the NFC North behind Chicago. Detroit fell to 7-5 and slipped further from the playoff picture after turning the ball over on downs multiple times and a late dropped fourth-down pass by Jameson Williams. Christian Watson caught a 51-yard touchdown and a long score, Dontayvion Wicks had two touchdown catches, Jared Goff was 20-of-26 for 256 yards, and Micah Parsons finished with 2 1/2 sacks.
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