GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers – and the Packers beat the Packers – in their big NFC North showdown on Sunday.

After 3 soggy hours, the scoreboard showed the Lions had beaten the Packers 24-14. In reality, the Packers fought. Like a drum. Again and again.

When Emanuel Wilson drove into the end zone for a touchdown with 3:49 to play, the Packers trailed 24-14 but held a commanding 411-224 advantage in yards. They were empty calories – the equivalent of a bag of chips and a Mountain Dew for dinner.

The Packers were guilty of 10 penalties and a half-dozen dropped passes. They failed on their first three trips to the red zone and missed a field goal. And Jordan Love threw a horrible pick-six late in the first half.

It rained heavily throughout the match. The Lions, however, looked like a tough away team rather than one that had played every game indoors this season. They didn’t drop a single pass. They didn’t fumble. They didn’t miss the shots.

Simply put, the class of the NFC North has outclassed the Packers.

When the Lions started the second half with a 71-yard touchdown drive to lead 24-3, the game was essentially over.

Green Bay’s chances of winning the NFC North could also be over. The Packers’ four-game winning streak was snapped and they fell to 6-3. The Lions extended their winning streak to six games to improve to 7-1.

It’s not just that the Packers are a game and a half out of the division race, it’s that they’re 0-2 in NFC North games — with both losses at Lambeau Field . Combined with a tough schedule for the second half of the season, Green Bay could be in the hunt for a wild card spot.

On the first drive of the game, the Packers burst onto the field, but Chris Brooks dropped a pass on third-and-5 from the 12, so they settled for a 30-yard field goal to lead 3-0.

Detroit stormed back onto the field. On fourth-and-goal from 5 on the first play of the second quarter, TJ Slaton jumped offside. Receiving a helping hand, Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3-yard touchdown to make the score 7-3.

On the first play of Green Bay’s second possession, Josh Jacobs broke a tackle near the line of scrimmage and gained 37. However, on third-and-3, Sean Rhyan was flagged for a false start and the Packers were threw a punt.

On Green Bay’s next drive, Jordan Morgan was flagged for holding. Then came the pivotal sequence. On second-and-20, Love’s deep shot sailed through Bo Melton’s hands. Lions safety Brian Branch delivered a hard helmet-to-helmet blow. Branch was ejected and knocked down by officials. In total, the Packers gained 30 penalty yards on the play and the Lions lost one of their best defensive players.

But that didn’t matter. Romeo Doubs was flagged for a false start on first down, Tucker Kraft dropped a pass on third down and Brandon McManus missed a 46-yard field goal.

The Lions scored a field goal with 58 seconds left in the half to lead 10-3 when disaster struck. On second and two, Love was pressured by linebacker Alex Anzalone. He threw a stupid pass to Jacobs that was intercepted by Kerby Joseph, who ran the other way to make it 17-3.

It was Love’s second pick six of the season – a feat matched this year only by the Titans’ Will Levis, who is no longer their starter.

In the first half, the Packers had a 218-132 advantage in yards, but trailed by 14 points because they were guilty of eight penalties, four dropped passes, a missed field goal and an amateurish turnover .

Detroit drove 71 yards to start the second half and open its lead to 24-3. On third and six to open the drive, Keisean Nixon was flagged for defensive holding. The score came on fourth-and-1 1/2 from outside the 15. Preston Smith was brought down at the line by Penei Sewell and Green Bay’s linebackers were nowhere to be found as Gibbs sprinted untouched into the end zone.

On third-and-3 on the ensuing drive, Dontayvion Wicks made his fifth drop of the season and the fifth drop of the game for the Packers.

Green Bay moved into the red zone late in the third quarter, but Love threw an errant pass to Christian Watson on first down and backup center Elgton Jenkins threw errant shotgun snaps on second and third downs. So, the Packers had to settle for a rather meaningless field goal to cut the deficit to 24-6.

The Packers had a glimmer of hope as they drove down the field early in the fourth quarter. A big 28-yard catch by Jayden Reed on fourth-and-5 and a 19-yard completion to Bo Melton put the Packers in possession.

However, on third-and-1 from the 9, Love drove to his right and should have had an easy touchdown pass to Dontayvion Wicks. However, the ball was thrown behind Wicks for a miss. On fourth and one, Jacobs was stuffed.

This made the Packers 0 for 3 in the red zone.

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