The Green Bay Packers surprised a national audience on Thursday, beating the division-leading Detroit Lions 29-22.

The Packers started fast when a 50-plus yard pass play set up a 10-yard touchdown throw from Jordan Love to Jayden Reed on the game's opening drive. After the Lions scored a touchdown on the first drive, the Packers would find the endzone again when Love hooked up with Tucker Kraft from nine yards out. Jonathan Owens made a game-changing play when he picked up a Jared Goff fumble and took it 27 yards to make it 20-6 after one-quarter of play. The Packers' Anders Carlson would make it 23-6 to cap off the scoring in the first half.

The two teams would trade scores in the second half as the Lions' offense started to make it progress. A 16-yard passing touchdown from Love to Christian Watson would loom large as the Lions would eventually get the game to within a score. After a late touchdown by the Lions, Reed recovered an onside kick to allow Love to kneel the ball out to end the threat.

The Packers will now have time to recover and trim down its injury list before the Kansas City Chiefs come to town to kick off December.