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Bates at the Buzzer: Lions Edge Packers 20-17 in Wild Ford Field Finish

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October 25, 2026

Detroit Lions player celebrates in the locker room with the game ball after the win over the Green Bay Packers

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A wild, penalty-filled rivalry game at Ford Field came down to the last play, and Jake Bates was perfect when it mattered most. Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give the Detroit Lions a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, snapping Green Bay’s three-game winning streak.

Jared Goff passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jameson Williams, who caught five passes for 91 yards. Amon-Ra St. Brown hauled in nine receptions for 153 yards, and Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 116 yards on 29 carries for Detroit (4-2), which gained 415 yards but kept letting Green Bay off the hook — Gibbs lost a fumble at the Packers 8 in the first half, and a Goff fumble early in the third quarter handed the Packers their only lead.

Jordan Love threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns for Green Bay (4-3) — a 14-yarder to Tucker Kraft and a 25-yarder to Josh Jacobs, who caught five passes for 55 yards in his season debut off the exempt list. Brian Branch intercepted Love in his return from the Achilles injury that ended his 2025 season.

The finish was chaos. Detroit failed on fourth-and-1 at its own 24 with 4:53 left in a tie game, giving Green Bay the ball in field-goal range — but Trey Smack’s 35-yard attempt was blocked by DJ Wonnum with 3:21 to play. Smack had already missed from 26 yards on the game’s opening drive before tying the game at 17 with a 43-yarder. The Lions then drove 71 yards in 10 plays, with Gibbs sliding down at the Green Bay 3 to drain the clock, and Bates did the rest.

Both sidelines fumed at the officiating — a series of questionable roughing-the-passer and grounding calls drew open criticism from Fox analyst Tom Brady — but the result stands: Detroit comes out of its bye with a division win, and Green Bay falls to last place in the NFC North.

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Smith-Njigba, Wilson Lead Seahawks Past Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday Night, Handing Kansas City Its First Loss

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October 26, 2026

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) scores a touchdown in front of Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Mansoor Delane (5) during the first half at Lumen Field in Seattle on Oct. 25, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and Emanuel Wilson rushed for 100 yards and a score as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday night at Lumen Field, handing Kansas City its first loss of the season.

Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Seattle (4-3), which snapped a two-game skid and outgained Kansas City 410-213. The Seahawks converted 11 of 16 third downs, while the Chiefs managed just 3 of 11 and never reached the red zone.

After a scoreless first quarter, Seattle opened the scoring on Jason Myers’ 25-yard field goal with 8:22 left in the second quarter, set up by a 33-yard Darnold completion to Smith-Njigba. On Kansas City’s next series, safety Ty Okada intercepted a Patrick Mahomes pass intended for Jalen Royals, and Darnold finished the ensuing drive with a 28-yard touchdown strike to Smith-Njigba down the left sideline with 1:44 left in the half. Smith-Njigba was originally ruled out of bounds inside the 1, but a video review determined the ball had crossed the goal line, giving Seattle a 10-0 lead.

Seattle threatened again in the closing seconds of the half, reaching the Kansas City 2, but cornerback Nohl Williams intercepted Darnold in the back of the end zone and returned it 64 yards. Harrison Butker’s 58-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the half fell short, leaving the score 10-0.

Myers added a 35-yard field goal on Seattle’s opening drive of the second half to make it 13-0. Kansas City’s lone score came on Butker’s 50-yard field goal with 1:42 left in the third quarter. Early in the fourth, Mahomes hit Travis Kelce for 19 yards to move into scoring range, but Butker missed a 45-yard attempt wide right. Seattle put the game away on Wilson’s 21-yard touchdown run around the left end with 3:47 remaining, capping a nine-play, 65-yard drive. Wilson finished with 24 carries.

Mahomes was 19 of 33 passing for 165 yards with an interception for the Chiefs (5-1), who played without wide receiver Rashee Rice. It was a quiet homecoming for running back Kenneth Walker III, the Super Bowl LX MVP for Seattle last season before signing with Kansas City. Walker, who entered the night as the NFL rushing leader averaging 133 yards per game, was limited to 36 yards on 14 carries. Kelce’s four catches for 44 yards gave him 1,104 receptions for his career, moving him past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter into fifth place in NFL history.

Kansas City visits the Denver Broncos next Sunday in a matchup for the AFC West lead. Seattle hosts the Chicago Bears on Monday, Nov. 2.