The Green Bay Packers successfully bounced back from an embarrassing 3-38 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the season opener. This came at the expense of their division rivals the Detroit Lions, whom the Packers beat 35-17 at Lambeau Field on Monday night.
The first half saw an even game that Detroit seemingly controlled and managed to head to the locker room with a 14-17 first-half lead. But the Packers entered the second period with a resilience that the Lions simply couldn’t keep up with.
Green Bay scored a touchdown on the first possession of the second half and then followed that up with two more touchdowns on consecutive possessions. Detroit, on the other hand, didn’t have an idea on offense and turned the ball over four times, including two times on downs.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked like the reigning MVP, unlike Week 1, throwing for 255 yards and four touchdowns. Among his highlights of the night was a 50-yard throw to Davante Adams that bailed Green Bay from a tough 3rd & 12 and set up a later touchdown.
“I think that there’s, even more now than when I started playing, there’s so many overreactions that happen on a week-to-week basis,” Rodgers said after the game. “So it’s nice to come out and have a good performance and get the trolls off our back for at least a week.”
Green Bay Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones had a huge night as well, catching three out of four TD passes that Rodgers threw on Monday night. Jones also added one rushing touchdown and finished with 115 yards from scrimmage.
