Final Score: Lions 19, Packers 7
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The Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers 19-7 to gain an early lead in the NFC North.
Here’s how it happened.
Lions Score on Fumble
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Don Carey (pictured) got Detroit started just three minutes into the game when he returned a Green Bay fumble 40 yards for a touchdown.
Green Bay then tied the game at the end of the first quarter when Aaron Rodgers hit Andrew Quarless for a 10 yard touchdown.
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Lions Get Safety, FG, in Second Quarter
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Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy was tackled for a loss in the endzone by Detroit’s DeAndre Levy (pictured) for a Lions safety to put the Lions up 9-7. Detroit then added a 30-yard field goal later in the second quarter to take a 12-7 lead into halftime.
Bush puts Lions up 19-7
Detroit running back Reggie Bush put Detroit up 19-7 over Green Bay with a nice 26-yard run to the outside with just over 10 minutes remaining in the game.