Things started off pretty well for Green Bay, though an unnecessary roughness penalty on Keisean Nixon negated the Packers’ initial kickoff return at the Packers’ 40.

The Packers overcame a Jacobs false start on a 14-play, 63-yard opening drive that lasted nearly eight minutes, but settled for a Brandon McManus 30-yard field goal.

Detroit responded with a 13-play scoring drive of its own. The Lions were facing fourth-and-goal from the Green Bay 5 before defensive lineman TJ Slaton was called for encroachment.

Two yards closer to the end zone, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3-yard touchdown off a pre-snap to start a 24-point stretch.

Jacobs, who had 89 of his 95 yards in the first half, broke off a 37-yard drive on the next drive, but left guard Sean Rhyan was called for a false start on third-and-three at the Detroit 32.

The penalty preceded a Jordan Love incompletion on third-and-8, and Green Bay went for a field goal.

“We ran the ball the whole game, but we had that penalty that took us from third-and-3 to third-and-8, so that was a huge bummer on my part,” Rhyan said. “I need to listen better. You just put in what Jordan says, what Elgton (Jenkins) says and all that, because even if you have somebody else different, it doesn’t really matter, you have to go there. able to perform as if it were normal.”

It was one of four false start penalties for the Packers, including one on Romeo Doubs during the next drive. At that point, McManus missed from 46 yards.

The first half ended with a massive momentum shift – Jake Bates kicked a 27-yard field goal, Kerby Joseph intercepted Love for a 27-yard touchdown and Detroit scored again late in the break on a TD Jahmyr Gibbs’ 15-yarder on fourth down. -and-1.

Green Bay came close to getting off the field during the possession, but Nixon was called for defensive holding on third-and-6 near midfield.

The Lions’ offense went cold, but the Packers struggled to chip away at the 24-3 deficit. Green Bay drove to the Detroit 14, but Love crushed center Elgton Jenkins’ punt on back-to-back shotgun plays.

Jenkins was starting in place of center Josh Myers, who missed Sunday’s game with a wrist injury.

“I feel like we left some yards there, obviously,” Jenkins said. “I, myself, with some of the snaps, I feel like some of those runs could have hit. It was good, but we definitely got more out there. We definitely left things out there on the field.”

The Packers’ receiving corps also had some issues. Tucker Kraft and Dontayvion Wicks failed to pull down key third-down passes, and Love and Christian Watson failed to connect on a long pass in the fourth quarter.

Offensively, Green Bay amassed over 400 total yards for the second straight week, but went 3-of-12 on third down and 1-of-4 in the red zone.