Green Bay
29
Detroit 
27
Green Bay
Detroit
| 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | Final | |
| Green Bay | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| Detroit | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Scoring | ||||
| 1ST QUARTER | ||||
GNB - TD, AHMAN GREEN 26 YD RUN (RYAN LONGWELL KICK),
5:23. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards in 2:50. Key
plays: Williams recovery of Morton fumble in
endzone; Green 15-yard run to Green Bay 40;
15-yard facemask penalty on Lions' Lyght to
Detroit 43; Favre 17-yard pass to Schroeder to
Detroit 26. GREEN BAY 7-0
DET - FG, JASON HANSON 33 YD, 11:52. Drive: 11 plays, 59
yards in 6:29. Key plays: Batch 15-yard pass to
Trejo on 3rd-and-2 to Detroit 49; Schlesinger
26-yard run on fake punt to Green Bay 20; Batch
11-yard pass to Schlesinger to Green Bay 15.
GREEN BAY 7-3 | ||||
| 2ND QUARTER | ||||
DET - FG, JASON HANSON 54 YD, 2:55. Drive: 9 plays, 42
yards in 4:19. Key plays: Stewart 23-yard run
to Detriot 45; Schlesinger 10-yard run to Green
Bay 45; Batch 13-yard pass to Morton on
3rd-and-7 to Green Bay 29. GREEN BAY 7-6
GNB - FG, RYAN LONGWELL 46 YD, 5:48. Drive: 6 plays, 50
yards in 2:53. Key plays: Favre 14-yard pass to
Franks to Green Bay 36: 24-yard pass
interference penalty on Lions' Westbrook at
Detroit 36; Favre 10-yard pass to Levens on
3rd-and-12 to Detroit 28. GREEN BAY 10-6
DET - TD, JAMES HALL 8 YD FUMBLE RETURN (JASON HANSON
KICK), 11:17. DETROIT 13-10
GNB - TD, DAVID MARTIN 1 YD PASS FROM BRETT FAVRE (RYAN
LONGWELL KICK), 14:42. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards
in 3:25. Key plays: Favre 12-yard pass to
Freeman to Green Bay 36; 15-yard roughing the
passing penalty on Lions' Porcher to Detroit
49; Green 10-yard run to Detroit 39; Favre
21-yard pass to Freeman to Detroit 18. GREEN
BAY 17-13 | ||||
| 3RD QUARTER | ||||
GNB - TD, AHMAN GREEN 35 YD PASS FROM BRETT FAVRE (RYAN
LONGWELL KICK), 4:36. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards
in 1:42. Key plays: Wayne 35-yard interception
return to Green Bay 46; Favre 13-yard pass to
Schroeder to Detroit 39. GREEN BAY 24-13 | ||||
| 4TH QUARTER | ||||
GNB - SAFETY ;THE SAFETY OCCURRED WHEN LIONS' LAMONT
WARREN WAS TACKLED IN THE ENDZONE AFTER
RECOVERING A FUMBLE., 2:40. GREEN BAY 26-13
GNB - FG, RYAN LONGWELL 39 YD, 7:54. Drive: 8 plays, 48
yards in 5:14. Key plays: Favre 31-yard pass to
Franks to Detroit 38; Favre 14-yard pass to
Freeman on 3rd-and-9 to Detroit 23. GREEN BAY
29-13
DET - TD, LAMONT WARREN 1 YD RUN (MIKE MCMAHON RUN FOR
TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 13:43. Drive: 18 plays,
71 yards in 5:49. Key plays: McMahon 9-yard
pass to Morton on 4th-and-4 to Green Bay 43;
McMahon 14-yard pass to Anderson on 4th-and-10
to Green Bay 29; 13-yard facemask penalty on
Packers' Holliday to Green Bay 13; McMahon
3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Green Bay 1. GREEN
BAY 29-21
DET - TD, SCOTTY ANDERSON 29 YD PASS FROM MIKE MCMAHON
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 14:50. Drive: 4
plays, 31 yards in 1:07. Key plays: Lyght
recovery of onside kick at Green Bay 31. GREEN
BAY 29-27 | ||||
PLAYER STATISTICS
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
| Green Bay | Cmp | Att | Yds | Td | Int | Detroit | Cmp | Att | Yds | Td | Int | |
| Favre | 18 | 26 | 252 | 2 | 0 | Batch | 8 | 19 | 118 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mcmahon | 9 | 20 | 89 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| RUSHING | ||||||
| Green Bay | Att | Yards | Detroit | Att | Yards | |
| Green | 22 | 102 | J Stewart | 14 | 102 | |
| Levens | 4 | 3 | C Schlesinge | 5 | 39 | |
| Favre | 1 | -1 | Mcmahon | 3 | 12 | |
| Warren | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Foster | 1 | 3 | ||||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
| Green Bay | Att | Yards | Detroit | Att | Yards | |
| Freeman | 6 | 89 | C Schlesinge | 6 | 41 | |
| Levens | 3 | 25 | Morton | 4 | 67 | |
| Green | 2 | 48 | Anderson | 3 | 57 | |
| B Franks | 2 | 45 | Warren | 2 | 15 | |
| B Schroeder | 2 | 30 | Trejo | 1 | 15 | |
| Bradford | 2 | 14 | Foster | 1 | 12 | |
| D Martin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL) | ||||||||
| Green Bay | T | A | S | Detroit | T | A | S | |
| Wayne | 6 | 4 | 0 | Elliss | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bhawoh | 6 | 1 | 0 | S Rogers | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sharper | 2 | 3 | 0 | Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0 | Fair | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mcbride | 1 | 3 | 0 | Claiborne | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Holliday | 1 | 3 | 0 | Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| M Mckenzie | 3 | 0 | 0 | K Schulz | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gbaja-biamil | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bennett | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| J Flanigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| J Thierry | 2 | 1 | 0 | Scroggins | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| B Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kriewaldt | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ty Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | Porcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hunt | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| T Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| S Dotson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Akins | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MISSED FIELD GOALS |
| None. |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
| Green Bay (Wayne 1 for 35 yards). |
| FUMBLES LOST |
| Green Bay (Gbaja-biamila, Akins); Detroit (Morton). |
| OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED |
| Green Bay (Ty Williams); Detroit (Hall, Warren). |
A: 77,730; T: 3:32.
TEAM STATISTICS GNB DET |
FIRST DOWNS 23 19 Rushing 5 8 Passing 13 7 Penalty 5 4 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-7 4-16 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 4-4 TOTAL NET YARDS 339 360 Total plays 55 67 Average gain 6.2 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 104 167 Rushes 27 25 Average per rush 3.9 6.7 NET YARDS PASSING 235 193 Completed-attempted 18-26 17-39 Yards per pass 8.4 4.6 Sacked-yards lost 2-17 3-14 Had intercepted 0 1 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-46.5 3-48.3 RETURN YARDAGE 154 133 Punts-returns 1-6 1-13 Kickoffs-returns 6-113 6-120 Interceptions-returns 1-35 0-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-63 11-117 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 2-1 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:49 30:11
The winless Lions nearly rallied from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit before falling just short in a 29-27 defeat to the NFC Central rival Green Bay Packers.
Playing like the NFL's worst team, the Lions committed three turnovers deep in Green Bay territory and trailed 29-13 early in the fourth quarter.
But behind backup quarterback Mike McMahon, the Lions almost staged one of the great comebacks on Thanksgiving.
Lamont Warren scored on a one-yard run with 1:17 remaining, and the Lions' rookie quarterback ran for the conversion, pulling Detroit within 29-21.
On the ensuing onside kick, Jason Hanson tricked Green Bay, kicking with his left foot. He looped the ball to around the 35 and, after a Packer failed to recover, Todd Lyght pounced on the ball for the Lions at the Green Bay 31.
Four plays later on a 4th-and-4 play, McMahon found Scotty Anderson in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining. Two plays earlier, the Lions had an apparent touchdown wiped out when McMahon found Warren down the right sideline.
But the Lions could not convert the ensuing conversion. McMahon rolled to his left and threw across his body into the end zone looking for tight end David Sloan but the ball fell incomplete.
"It was just a regular two-point play," McMahon said. "I was going to sprint right and make something happen. I thought I had the corner first, but they're just too fast in this league."
Detroit (0-10) remained the NFL's only winless team and is within one defeat of matching the 1942 squad for the worst start in club history. The Lions also fell to 32-28-2 all-time on Thanksgiving.
"The goal for this team now is to go 6-10," Lions rookie coach Marty Mornhinweg said.
Ahman Green rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown and had a 35-yard TD reception for Green Bay (7-3), which moved within one-half game of first-place Chicago in the Central.
"This is a Thanksgiving I'll never forget," Packers coach Mike Sherman said. "The Detroit Lions gave us everything we could handle. When we thought we had it, we didn't have it. They fought hard."
"It's been that type of game here in Detroit in this building for 10 years," said Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who has posted a 4-7 record at the Silverdome. "We handled it better. It was a great win, well executed."
Holding a 24-13 lead, the Packers built on that advantage early in the fourth quarter. Speed rushing end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila knocked the ball out of Charlie Batch's right hand, and it bounced into the end zone. After a pair of Packers failed to pounce on it, Warren recovered for a safety.
Batch struggled for most of the afternoon, completing 8-of-19 passes for 118 yards and one interception. He left in the fourth quarter with a groin injury.
Ryan Longwell kicked a 39-yard field goal with 7:06 remaining, extending the Packers' lead to 29-13.
McMahon came on for Batch and engineered an 18-play, 71-yard drive. Warren capped the march that took nearly six minutes with his one-yard run with just over a minute left.
With most of the Silverdome crowd having departed, the Lions almost rallied to send the game into overtime.
McMahon appeared to hit Warren with an apparent 29-yard touchdown pass with 43 seconds left. Warren looked to come down inbounds just inside the right pylon, but the play was ruled incomplete and was not reviewed.
After the apparent missed call, Lions president Matt Millen could be seen visibly upset in the press box.
But McMahon, a fifth-round pick out of Rutgers, came through two plays later by finding Anderson, who got behind cornerback Mike McKenzie in the end zone. McMahon, however, could not convert the conversion.
"I was ready to go into overtime," Favre said. "People started turning their TVs off and leaving the dome and all of sudden Detroit is back in it. I didn't want to fall victim to that, but we almost did."
McMahon finished 9-of-20 for 89 yards, perhaps stating his case to become the club's starting quarterback for the rest of the season.
Like they have all season, it did not take the Lions long before they committed their first miscue.
On their first offensive play, the Lions appeared to have a big play when Batch found Johnnie Morton over the middle. But heading down the right sideline for an apparent touchdown, Morton was caught from behind by rookie Bhawoh Jue and had the ball punched out of his arm. The ball bounced into the end zone and Tyrone Williams recovered for a touchback.
The Packers converted that early miscue, moving 80 yards in five plays. Green capped the march, busting free for a 26-yard touchdown run.
Jason Hanson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3:08 left in the period, getting Detroit on the board. Fullback Cory Schlesinger put the Lions in position, running 26 yards on a fake punt to the Green Bay 20.
Hanson booted a 54-yard field goal early in the second quarter before Longwell converted from 46 yards with 12:05 left before intermission, giving Green Bay a 10-6 advantage.
A big defensive play by the Lions helped them take the lead later in the second quarter.
Linebacker Chris Claiborne busted through the line, sacking Brett Favre and jarring the ball loose. Defensive end James Hall picked the ball up and rumbled eight yards for a touchdown, giving the Lions a 13-10 lead 3:43 left in the half.
But Favre quickly atoned for that miscue, moving the Packers 81 yards in nine plays. He capped that march with 18 seconds left in the half, finding tight end David Martin open in the back of the end zone for a one-yard touchdown and a 17-13 lead.
The Lions had a chance to recapture the momentum in the third quarter, moving inside the Packers 20 on their first possession of the half.
But on a 3rd-and-3 play from the 18, Batch was intercepted by linebacker Nate Wayne, who returned the ball 35 yards.
Four plays later, Favre found Green with a screen pass that the speedy running back turned into a 35-yard TD, making it 24-13.
Favre finished 18-of-26 for 252 yards and two touchdowns.
James Stewart returned for the Lions after missing the last five games with an ankle injury and rushed for 102 yards on 14 attempts.
"We were just trying to fight and claw our way back into it," Stewart said. "This team just keeps working hard and making things happen. That's the upside of this year. Nobody has given up. They're laughing at us around town and on TV, but to these guys the goal is to just get that first win."
The Lions almost pulled off a miraclous comeback, but McMahon was unable to get the two point conversion to tie the game. I, along with just about everyone else, had already left. For most of the game, it looked like the Packers were in command, unlike the previous years where Farve and company always found a way to blow it. Once again, the defense gave up an early touchdown and the offense couldn't get any touchdowns until McMahon came in after Batch went out with a groin injury. Its the 7th straight game where the Lions had a chance to tie or win the game late in the 4th quarter but couldn't. Bottom line is the honolulu blue and silver are 0-10 with two tough road games coming up next.
Offense: --- C. The offense got things rolling in a hurry, but it all went down the drain when Johnnie Morton fumbled the ball out of the endzone after what seemed to be a big play. James Stewart finally came back and helped get the Lions rushing game back in track. Still, the offense couldn't get the ball into the endzone until the game seemed to be out of reach. Down 16, McMahon came in and played pretty well for a 5th round draft pick. His 4th down touchdown strike to rookie WR Scotty Anderson got the Lions to within two, but McMahon couldn't get the ball into wide open David Sloan and that was the ball game. Its quite obvious that Batch will not be the Lions starting QB next year, and I wouldn't be surprised if McMahon started the next game, although I think he has ways to go.
Defense: --- C-. The defense made some big plays, such as James Hall fumble recovery for a touchdown that got the Lions back in the game. Although they got off to a slow start, the only gave up three points in the final 26 minutes of the game, but the damaged had already been done. Its still mind boggling how bad the defense has been this year...coming into the 2001 season, everyone expected them to be the teams strength. Luther Elliss has been non-existant all year, partially due to all his injuries. Terry Fair is nothing but a liability on the field and Bryant Westbrook is still no where near 100%. The defense really misses such players as Ron Rice and Stephen Boyd.
Special Teams: --- B. Mr. Automatic nailed a 33 and a 54 yarder and coverage was once again very good...still the Lions missed Desmond Howard as Terry Fair did nothing at all returning the ball. John Jett left the game with an injury...hopefully he'll be back for the Chicago game.
Coaching: --- C. Marty needs to address the media better after the game...he's making himself look like an idiot with some of his remarks. Its quite obvious he's frusterated and has ran out of excuses as to why the Lions are the only winless team in the NFL.
Overall: --- D. Although the Lions could of one any of the past seven games, the bottomline is they are 0-10. Green Bay didn't play one of their better games this year, but still was able to squeak out a victory. Up next are the over achieving Chicago Bears. It'll be shocking if the Lions could win at Soldier Field given how the Bears have been playing this year...the following week the honolulu blue and silver face the Bucs in Tampa, which is almost a guaranteed loss. I would be surprised if the Lions got a victory until they play Dallas. After watching the Dallas/Denver game, I'm convinced that the Lions are better than the Cowboys and will win that game. 1-15 or 2-14 will be the Lions final record in the end, but certainly not 0-16.
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