Live update: the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions are battling in a Week 7 NFC North showdown at Ford Field, and it is living up to the billing. Detroit led 17-14 early in the fourth quarter, with Green Bay driving from its own 13-yard line and the division race hanging in the balance. (Note: this is a live snapshot — the score may have moved on since.)
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Packers vs Lions Week 7 live score NFC North showdown
The scoring went back and forth all afternoon: both teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter (7-7), Detroit added a field goal in the second (10-7), and each side found the end zone again in the third (17-14). The fourth quarter is now set up as a straight shootout between two of the NFC North’s heavyweights.
Green Bay arrived at 4-2 after winning three straight following a 1-2 start, while Detroit came in 3-2 off its bye week. The Lions have scored 26-plus points in every game this season, but their defence has allowed the third-most points per game (29.6) — a combination that pointed to a shootout, and the game has delivered exactly that.
Josh Jacobs debut and Brian Branch return headline the showdown
Two returns shaped the pregame storylines. Packers running back Josh Jacobs was in line to make his season debut after missing the first six weeks on the commissioner’s exempt list, while Lions safety Brian Branch returned from the Achilles injury that ended his 2025 season. Branch’s return is a major boost for a Detroit secondary that has ranked last in the league in EPA per play.
With every NFC North team at .500 or better through the first six-plus weeks, head-to-head tiebreakers could loom large later in the season — which is why this late-slate FOX matchup matters far beyond Week 7. Check back for the final score and the game’s defining plays once the fourth quarter is complete.
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