47. Packers 17, Lions 9 (2006)

Green Bay was limping in at 5-8, but Detroit had not won in Wisconsin since before Brett Favre was traded for. Even though Green Bay was struggling, Detroit was worse, coming it at 2-11. The green and gold was coming off a win in San Francisco, while the Motor City Kitties were in the midst of a five game losing streak. The Lions were 0-6 on the road and the Packers were 1-5 at home. Something had to give.

The game itself was not all that exciting except for the fact that it came down to the final minute to decide the outcome. There were four turnovers in the first half, two by each team, but only three points off those turnovers with the field goal being by the Packers. It was a sloppy game by both teams, but Vernand Morency got the Packers going with a touchdown late in the first half to put the Packers in front 10-3.

The only thing really noteworthy that happened in this game happened late in the second quarter when Brett Favre found Carlyle Holiday on a 21-yard pass to break the all-time completions record. Green Bay took the 10-3 lead into the break.

With the Packers leading 10-6 in the third quarter, Charles Woodson intercepted a pass deep in Lions territory and the green and gold were 12 yards away from making it a two possession game. But former Packers linebacker Paris Lenon intercepted a Favre pass in the end zone to shut out Green Bay on the drive. That was Favre’s second interception of his three on the game.

His third could have been deadly. Early in the fourth, a Favre pass deflected off the hands of Ahman Green and intercepted by Dre’ Bly, who took it down to the Packers 12. But Green Bay was able to keep the Kitties out of the end zone and held them to a field goal to cut the deficit to a single point.

The Packers then had one final march that led the Packers to the clinching score. Mike McCarthy’s bunch drove 78 yards in 12 plays and took nearly seven minutes off the clock. Morency again found paydirt, this time from 19 yards out, and the Packers increased the lead to 17-9.

Detroit had one final chance, but only went backward as the Lions were unable to convert a 4th-and-25 and turned it over on downs and the Packers had an ugly 17-9 win.

Green Bay would finish the season with four straight wins with the last three coming against the rest of the NFC North. That momentum would carry over to 2007, where the team would finish 13-3 and a berth in the NFC Championship game.