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![](/<p>The <a href="https://www.freep.com/sports/lions/">Detroit Lions</a> couldn't overcome a slow start and <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/11/27/lions-packers-injury-report-inactives/87495657007/">another key injury</a> in a 31-24 loss to the <a href="https://www.packers.com/">Green Bay Packers</a> in a huge <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/11/27/lions-packers-live-updates-score-thanksgiving/87489225007/">Thanksgiving Day game on Thursday, Nov. 27.</a></p><p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/green-bay-packers/335">Packers</a> took a 10-0 lead early as the <a target="_blank" href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/detroit-lions/334">Lions</a> were forced to punt on their first two drives of the game, but Jared Goff got the offense moving and scored touchdowns on their final two drives of the half <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/11/27/amon-ra-st-brown-injury-update-thankgiving-vs-packers/86663072007/">despite losing star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to an ankle injury. </a></p><p>The Lions trailed by three points at the half, 17-14, but got the ball first in the second with a chance to take the lead. They didn't take advantage, turning it over on downs and allowing the Packers to score a touchdown two plays later. </p><p class="related-link"><span class="exclude-from-newsgate"><strong>INJURY NEWS: </strong><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/11/27/amon-ra-st-brown-injury-update-thankgiving-vs-packers/86663072007/" target="_blank">Amon-Ra St. Brown injury update: Lions WR (ankle) out vs Packers</a></span></p><p>That was the story of the day for the Lions. Every time they got a bit of momentum, the Packers would land a dagger of their own.</p><p>The Lions were able to move the ball most of the day despite a litany of injuries, but it was the Packers making all the key plays. </p><p>The Packers slowed down running back Jahmyr Gibbs, holding him to just 68 yards after he went for 218 yards the week before against the <a target="_blank" href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/new-york-giants/351">Giants</a>.</p><p>In the end, the Lions kicked the ball back to the Packers with just under three minutes to go. The Packers made a gutsy call to go for it on fourth-and-3 and got it on an amazing catch to seal the game.</p><p>After the loss, the Lions will be back in action on Thursday, Dec. 4, hosting the Dallas Cowboys at Ford Field for an 8:15 p.m. kickoff.</p><p><em>Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at </em><a href="mailto:dbirkett@freepress.com" target="_blank">dbirkett@freepress.com</a><em>. Follow him on </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davebirkett.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a><em>, </em><a href="https://x.com/davebirkett" target="_blank">X</a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/davebirkett/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><em> at @davebirkett.</em></p><p><em>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/11/27/lions-packers-game-score-thanksgiving-game/87494948007/">Lions score vs Packers in Thanksgiving loss to slide in NFC North</a></em></p>)