The Detroit Lionsthe first outdoor game of the 2024 season was a messy one.

With rain pouring down and strong gusts of wind filtering through Lambeau Field, the Lions and Green Bay Packers battled for first place midway through the 2024 season. In the end, it was the Lions who stood up to the challenges and made no mistakes , moving to 7-1 as a result.

Detroit used a timely takeaway and a series of long drives to keep the Packers at bay, the defense overcoming the loss of one of its best players to keep Green Bay’s offense in the end zone late in the game.

Here are the highlights and highlights from Detroit’s 24-14 win over the Packers on Sunday.

STUD: S Kerby Joseph

After a slow start, lionsThe defense rallied to hold the Packers to a pair of field goal attempts despite multiple long runs by Josh Jacobs. Late in the first half, however, Joseph spearheaded Detroit’s big moment.

As the Packers tried to mount a rally after falling behind, 10-3, Jordan Love tried to avoid a sack and threw the ball into the hands of Joseph, who sprinted 27 yards for a touchdown. It was his 14th career interception, sixth of his season and fifth against the Packers in his career.

JOSEPH became the first Lions player to record a pick-6 in Green Bay since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970. His 14 interceptions in three seasons are the third most by a Lions player since the merger and is the highest in the first three years of Ed Reed’s career from 2002-04.

DUD: S Brian Branch

Branch committed a costly penalty that resulted in his ejection. With the Packers facing a second-and-20 in the second quarter, Love overthrew Bo Melton. At the end of the play, however, Branch penetrated late and had a head-to-head collision with the receiver.

The defender was initially whistled for unnecessary roughness. However, a league official called an umpire on the field, which resulted in Branch being ejected before the ball was snapped. On the way to the field, Branch suffered a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.

While the Lions defense showed determination in limiting the Packers to a missed field goal attempt, Branch’s penalty was unnecessary and caused lions to be without one of their best defensive players in a pivotal game.

STUD: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

St. Brown set the tone for Sunday’s game when he arrived in a sweatshirt that read, “Green Bay sucks.” He made his disdain for the NFC North rival public during his appearance on Netflix’s “Receiver,” and he handled it with another takedown on Sunday.

In the game, he reached 4,000 career receiving yards with a catch in the first quarter. He scored for the sixth straight game on a fourth-and-goal and celebrated by doing a headstand afterward.

The USC product finished with seven receptions for 56 yards, both totals leading the team. On the telecast, that quarterback was revealed Jared Goff completed his last 30 passes, targeting St. Brown.

STUD: LB Jack Campbell

Campbell paced the defense with 13 total tackles and showed plenty of leadership in the process. He was part of the comeback effort after struggling to stop the run early, as running back Josh Jacobs was held under 100 yards rushing after recording 89 midway through the second quarter.

The Iowa product also had three total tackles on special teams, including one solo and two assists. He was instrumental in stuffing Jacobs short on a deep fourth-and-1 Detroit territory to ice the game in the fourth quarter.

STUD: RB Jahmyr Gibbs

With weather an important factor, lions they relied heavily on their running game. The result was a combined 138 rushing yards between Gibbs and David Montgomery. Gibbs had one touchdown run in the third quarter, a 15-yard run on fourth-and-1.

In this process, Gibbs set an NFL record for most consecutive games averaging five yards per carry with seven. He averaged 5.9 yards on his 11 attempts Sunday.

Meanwhile, Montgomery rushed for a team-high 73 yards on 17 carries. It was a real tandem team effort. The veteran Montgomery iced the game with a 12-yard run and a 14-yard catch.