The Green Bay Packers were unable to overcome a disastrous pick-six and continued issues with penalties, drops and finishing red-zone trips into touchdowns during Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.
The 24-14 defeat — which featured the Lions scoring 24 straight points between the first and third quarters — dropped the Packers to 6-3 entering the bye week.
Here are the stars, studs and duds from the Packers’ Week 9 loss to the Lions:
Stars
WR Jayden Reed: He caught passes for 41 yards, 32 yards and 28 yards and finished with a game-high 113 receiving yards. Reed was also wide open and likely would have produced a big play if the blocking had been better on Jordan Love’s pick-six. Twice, Reed made contested catches, including the 28-yarder on 4th-and-5 in the fourth quarter.
Studs
RB Josh Jacobs: His 15 touches gained 105 total yards, although most of the production came in the first half. Jacobs battled through pain in his ankle and briefly left the game. He rushed for 35 yards on the opening drive, including runs of eight yards, nine yards and 11 yards. His biggest run came on a 37-yarder in the first half. Down three scores in the second half and with Jacobs hurting, the Packers gave him just three carries after halftime. A better game script and a healthier ankle might have led to a big day and much different end result. Jacobs now has five straight games with 90 or more total yards.
Duds
WR Dontayvion Wicks: The failures finishing catches continued. He dropped a third-down conversion on a perfect throw to start the second half, and his drop in the end zone in the fourth quarter ended up costing the Packers seven points. Wicks was targeted three times and didn’t have a catch. He’s having a nightmarish second season. Wicks is open a lot, but the Packers can’t trust him to finish plays. His catch percentage through nine games is 37.5.
