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Packers rally late to beat Lions 23-22
By: Mike Stiles - Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Kerryon Johnson runs past Adrian Amos of Green Bay in Monday night action (photo courtesy of Tanner Maurey/EPA)

(GREEN BAY) – It took Mason Crosby 13 seasons to perform his first Lambeau Leap. The 35 year old kicker nailed a 23-yard field goal as time expired and jumped into the crowd with a boost from long snapper Hunter Bradley after he finished off a rally for the Green Bay Packers, who benefited from some questionable officiating to edge the Detroit Lions 23-22 on Monday night. Aaron Rodgers, in his second straight game without top target Davante Adams, completed 24 of 39 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, including a beautiful 35 yard throw to Allen Lazard for the second-year pro's first career score. Rodgers linked up with Jamaal Williams for the other TD. Williams finished with 104 yards on 14 carries and four catches for 32 yards for Green Bay (5-1), which captured its first win in five tries against its NFC North rival. The Packers, who are off to their first 3-0 start in the NFC North since 2012, might not have pulled it off if not for two fourth-quarter penalties for illegal hands to the face against Detroit's Trey Flowers, both of them on third down. The first set up Lazard's touchdown, and the second allowed Green Bay to run the clock down to 2 seconds before Crosby's game-winner. In both cases, replays showed Flowers' hands on the neck or shoulder, not the face, of a Packers lineman. Matt Prater was good from 26, 22, 41, 51 and 54 yards for the Lions (2-2-1), who fell to 0-2 under Matt Patricia on Monday night. Kenny Golladay had 5 receptions for 121 yards for Detroit while Matthew Stafford finished 18 of 32 for 265 yards and was sacked three times. Kerryon Johnson scored the lone touchdown for the Lions from 1 yard out in the first quarter. ...... {LISTEN}.

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