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Packers coach explains heated pregame confrontation with Lions fan

Matt LaFleur’s night got off to a tense start before his team even kicked off Thursday.

During the pregame festivities, the Green Bay Packers coach got in a heated confrontation with a Detroit Lions fan who was on the field to help hold up the American flag during the national anthem. LaFleur and the fan – who was wearing a Brian Branch jersey – yelled and pointed at one another before a Packers staffer stepped between them.

Several Packers players then approached before officials broke up the confrontation.

‘I’ve never been a part of something like that,’ LaFleur said after the Packers’ 34-31 loss. ‘He was talking junk to our players, giving them the throat-slash sign. You’re trying to de-escalate it, and then he gets in my face. So I thought it was pretty unsportsmanlike.’

LaFleur added that he wished that the fan had been removed before things got even more heated.

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‘I’ve never seen that. I’ve been on many fields, and usually they police that much better. I thought it was an arrogant fan that, you know, wanted to get in on part of the action. I would like to see security step in there and get him out of there, because he shouldn’t be doing that.’

The loss dropped the Packers to 9-4, putting them three games back of the Lions in the NFC North race.

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Former NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reveals cancer diagnosis

Wojnarowski, 55, announced he was retiring from ESPN after seven years to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program in September. In his retirement announcement, Wojnarowski wrote, ‘Time isn’t in endless supply and I want to spend mine in ways that are more personally meaningful.’

On Thursday, Wojnarowski explained that specific line ‘was about the cancer.’

In an article published by Sports Illustrated, Wojnarowski revealed he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in March right before an ESPN segment after a physical revealed high levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in his blood. Wojnarowski said his diagnosis is good, noting that his cancer is “pretty limited in scope’ and doesn’t require surgery, only active monitoring and some lifestyle changes, like a better diet and exercise.

“When you hear cancer, you think about it going through your body like Pac-Man,” said Wojnarowski, who is asymptomatic. “Prostate cancer, it generally stays confined to your prostate and is typically slow growing.” 

Wojnarowski said his cancer diagnosis wasn’t the sole reason for his departure, but the health scare prompted him to take stock on what’s really important in his life — his family.

‘I didn’t want to spend one more day of my life waiting on someone’s MRI or hitting an agent at 1 a.m. about an ankle sprain,’ Wojnarowski told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. “In the end it’s just going to be your family and close friends. And it’s also, like, nobody gives a (expletive). Nobody remembers (breaking stories) in the end. It’s just vapor.’

Wojnarowski, who traded in $7.3 million annually at ESPN for a $75,000 annual salary at his alma mater St. Bonaventure, said, ‘The only reason to stay was the money. That wasn’t a good enough reason.”

His family — wife Amy and children Annie, 25, and Ben, 22 — agreed and were ‘ready for him to go.’ Ben, a senior at the University of Denver, offered some blunt advice to his Dad: “People think your job is great. I think your job (expletive) sucks.’

Wojnarowski said he’s looking forward to his new position: “What I was doing, it just wasn’t fulfilling anymore. I was just done. This is what gets me excited. To learn something new, to be part of something like this. It’s a whole new challenge.”

In a social media post following his Sports illustrated profile, Wojnarowski thanked everyone for their well wishes and assured he’s going to be fine.’ He added, ‘My goal in sharing a prostate cancer diagnosis is to encourage screening and testing among men. Early diagnosis will make all the difference for me — and many others too.’

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Bill Belichick, ACC school discuss open coaching job, per reports

Formally, Bill Belichick has never coached college football.  

That hasn’t stopped the former New England Patriots head coach from having conversations about returning to the sidelines in the college game next season, according to multiple reports.

According to The Athletic and NFL Network, Belichick and University of North Carolina officials have discussed the school’s head-coaching vacancy. 247 Sports first reported the news of the Belichick-UNC connection.

The nature of the discussions and whether Belichick would consider coaching in the modern NCAA remain unknown. Former North Carolina head coach Mack Brown was fired on Nov. 26.

Belichick’s father, Steve, was a longtime assistant at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Belichick’s son, Steve, was the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington this past season. But Belichick himself has never coached on a college sideline.

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The Patriots and Belichick parted ways in January after 24 seasons. He interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons job that went to Raheem Morris.

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What Fed chief Powell said about crypto that may have aided bitcoin’s rally to $100,000

Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

In comments Wednesday about the cryptocurrency, the central bank leader noted that he does not and cannot own any himself. In addition, he said the Fed’s role in regulating bitcoin and its competitors is limited.

However, he also maintained that bitcoin is not a challenge for traditional currencies such as the U.S. dollar but rather for gold.

“People use bitcoin as a speculative asset,” Powell told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. “It’s just like gold, only it’s virtual, it’s digital. People are not using it as a form of payment or as a store of value. It’s highly volatile. It’s not a competitor for the dollar, it’s really a competitor for gold.”

For those who watch the crypto markets, the Powell comments, whether unwittingly, provided a sense of legitimacy for bitcoin and helped drive it another leg higher. Bitcoin jumped 3% in morning trade Thursday, pushing over the $103,000 mark before easing slightly.

“We believe the Fed chair’s comparison of bitcoin to gold is a significant development as it introduces another level of credibility to bitcoin as a major asset in global markets,” said Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group, which runs an exchange for currency and crypto trading.

“The fact that gold is still about 10 times larger than bitcoin should offer additional insight into how much more room there is for bitcoin to grow from current levels,” he added.

Bitcoin rose sharply to start the year then largely traded in a volatile but fairly tight range — until Donald Trump won the Nov. 5 presidential election. Since then, it has soared close to 50% as the president-elect’s pro-crypto remarks fueled another price surge that took bitcoin past the $100,000 mark late Wednesday. By contrast, gold is about flat since the election, though it is up nearly 30% year to date.

To be sure, how much Powell’s comments helped propel the last move is unknown.

The remarks comparing it to bitcoin came the same day Trump made formal his widely anticipated intention to nominate financier Paul Atkins, also a strong crypto supporter, as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The position is a key regulatory post and could provide a smoother market ride, particularly since the current SEC leader, Gary Gensler, has been an opponent of the crypto industry.

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3 numbers that explain November election results – it wasn’t about Kamala

A month out – and there’s only one verdict for the November outcome: Joe Biden lost. 

Yes, that’s not a typo: Biden lost.

Heading into the campaign (a year ago). There were three poll numbers that stood out: 30, 40 and 97. 

The 30%, that’s (roughly) the percentage of Americans who thought the country was on the ‘right track.’ The 40% (roughly) was the percentage of Americans who approved of Biden’s performance as president.

Those were not good numbers for the incumbent.

To compound the challenge, there’s the third number: 97%. That’s the percentage of Trump supporters (half the country) who thought that ‘things were just better when he was President.’

That’s an even worse number for anyone (anyone) running against him. It meant the notion that one could make the electorate focus on Trump was a fool’s errand: His voters actually supported him – one couldn’t revert to ‘the other guy is worse.’

Those three numbers (from January 2024) were not the result of a big advertising campaign… they were the result of three years of the Biden administration. 

When Biden took office in 2021, he knew he had a simple but audacious goal: Prove that American government can work. 

In the wake of the COVID pandemic, Trump’s efforts to reduce government regulation, and adhere to Reagan’s mantra (from his first inaugural), ‘government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem,’ the Biden administration was going to convince Americans that American governmental institutions were going to help alleviate a range of problems.

His goal was to prove that both domestically… and internationally… especially in the face of the growing rivalry with China. He said as much in his first speech to Congress: ‘[President Xi of China] and others think that democracy can’t compete in the 21st century with autocracies because it takes too long to get consensus.’

Biden was going to prove them wrong. 

A Biden partisan put it to me more tactically: ‘We’ll get ‘shots-in-the-arms’ – defeat COVID – pass an enormous infrastructure bill – and run on ‘Morning in America’ in 2024.’

Biden supporters would still argue they got much of it done.

By October of Biden’s first year, almost 75% of Americans had received at least one shot, strengthening the public health institutions of the country.

By November, Biden had signed a trillion-plus dollar infrastructure bill, designed to fund the kind of projects that only effective government institutions can develop.

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Biden successfully got two formerly ‘non-aligned’ countries (Sweden and Finland) to join NATO – strengthening that institution that many believed maintained peace in Europe since World War II. 

In the face of the growing threat from China, Biden orchestrated the ‘Quad’ – an alliance among India, Japan, South Korea and the U.S.

But none of it made any real difference – where it counts in politics – with the incumbent’s job approval. 

Why? 

Voters didn’t feel it. All the achievements made for great press releases and a few good stories, and likely changed the minds of some well-informed newspaper readers – but not the kind of thing that moves voters.

By the time 75% of Americans had felt the pain of a shot-in-the-arm, and were looking forward to having COVID in the rearview mirror, the Delta and Omicron variants had arrived – against which the vaccine was less effective. And that skepticism made a difference in the election.

According to the Fox News Voter Analysis (FNVA), while half of Americans want the government more involved in ensuring children get vaccinated, a third of them voted for Trump – while he got roughly two-thirds of the support of the half of American voters who wanted the government to retain or reduce their current involvement in childhood vaccination. 

Folks may have heard about the infrastructure bill – or the CHIPs Act (which set up an institution to invest in U.S. high-tech manufacturing) – or the so-called Inflation Reduction Act – which did put a cap on insulin costs. But the kind of projects that people will notice – construction of a new bridge or the opening of a new factory – won’t be ready for ribbon cutting until Donald Trump is campaigning for Republicans in the 2026 midterm election.

And some might believe that strengthening NATO and creating a new international institution to try to respond to China’s international ambitions might be useful, but with the Ukraine war still a stalemate after almost three years of fighting, it’s no wonder that many American voters remain skeptical about international institutions. 

Indeed, according to the FNVA, while over half of voters supported aid to Ukraine, almost a third of them voted for Trump – while he got over 70% of the vote of the slightly less than half who opposed further aid.

Would it have been better if Biden had been less cautious – and gave Ukraine planes and other authorization to fight more aggressively (and made Biden look strong if Ukraine had used them effectively)? No one knows – but a stalemate underscored his weakness.

One event in the Biden presidency did make a difference to voters: the pullout from Afghanistan. Biden’s job approval sank in the aftermath of the disastrous airport scene – and never recovered. As George C. Scott, playing General Patton in the movie 1970 ‘Patton,’ ‘Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.’

Yes, some, even former Watergate sleuth Bob Woodward, who has written critically of almost every president since Nixon, wrote in his book ‘War,’ that Biden’s handling of the Russian-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars, would be ‘largely studied in history as an example of steady and purposeful leadership.’

You could argue that, governmentally, what the Biden folks put in place will likely result in political payoffs in the coming months.

The Russian ruble is falling – and the economy teetering – in a way that may make Putin willing to cut a deal favorable to Ukraine.

The Israelis – having fought a war for over a year – may be willing to cut a longer term deal with anti-Iranian Arab countries – building on Biden’s work with the Saudis (and Trump’s Abraham Accords).

There are 65,000 infrastructure projects that are already underway.

There are multiple high-tech manufacturing plants in process, leveraging support of the Chips Act.

If any of those things come to pass, the Democrats will give credit to the Biden Team – but they’re unlikely to be at the ‘ribbon-cutting.’

Governmentally, maybe he did achieve some stuff. But, politically, he doomed himself to be a one-term president, and likely made it impossible for any Democrat to win the presidency in 2024 – because none of what they got passed or set up institutionally was able to positively affect voters’ lives or have sufficiently dramatic impact to make voters believe that ‘Government Can Improve Your Life.’

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Here’s what Kash Patel’s former colleagues are saying about him

President-elect Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be the next FBI director, a person with an extensive background in national security and intelligence. 

Patel’s experience ranges from personally carrying out dangerous missions in the Middle East in an effort to bring home U.S. hostages to implementing counterterrorism strategies against America’s most-wanted terrorists. Current and former U.S. national security officials and lawmakers say that when looking at his résumé ‘objectively,’ he is ‘one of the most experienced people ever to be nominated’ to lead the bureau. 

During the first Trump administration, Patel served as a deputy assistant to Trump and as senior director for counterterrorism. In that role, Patel was involved in presidential missions aimed at decimating Al-Qaeda senior leadership and ISIS command and control. Patel was involved in the planning of the mission to take out Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, among others. 

Patel also was involved in efforts to bring some of the most-wanted terrorists to the U.S. for prosecution, and worked on Trump administration efforts to return dozens of U.S. hostages back home.

‘When I was national security adviser, Kash was my senior director for counterterrorism. He was responsible for all interagency actions against ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations,’ former White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien told Fox News Digital. ‘He was also responsible for hostage rescues, and he did a great job on both fronts.’ 

O’Brien recalled Patel’s ‘tremendous personal bravery’ with regard to Austin Tice, a hostage who has been held presumably by the Syrian government for more than 12 years. 

In 2020, O’Brien said Syrians ‘finally agreed to let an American come in for negotiations and I asked Kash Patel and Amb. Roger Carstens if they would go.’ 

‘I wanted someone from the White House, so it wasn’t just representatives of the State Department. Kash was the White House’s man,’ O’Brien said. ‘They traveled overland from Beirut to Damascus through territory where the Al Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda, ISIS and Hezbollah were all present. It was a very complex situation. They drove all the way to Damascus to meet with the head of Assad’s intelligence service.’ 

O’Brien said the ‘Syrians themselves could easily have taken Kash and Roger hostage.’ 

‘I have never heard Kash talk or tell war stories about that mission to try to save a fellow American,’ O’Brien said. 

He added: ‘I would say to anyone who ignorantly criticizes Kash Patel’s character, tell me the last time you did something dangerous to try to save a stranger.’

Not everyone shared O’Brien’s rosy representation of Patel. Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and others have blasted Trump’s pick of Patel, claiming he is unqualified. 

But O’Brien and others say those attacks ‘are entirely politically motivated because he supports the president’s America First agenda.’ 

‘There was a time when Democrats would have applauded a president for appointing someone with criminal defense experience and who is against the FBI surveilling American citizens — but that was a very different Democrat party,’ O’Brien said. 

Beyond his counterterrorism work, Patel was heavily involved in U.S. strategy to counter Chinese, Russian, Iranian and North Korean efforts against U.S. interests. He also worked on the implementation of multimillion-dollar sanctions against foreign adversaries. 

Victoria Coates, a former deputy national security adviser to Trump and vice president for national security at the Heritage Foundation, said that Patel was a ‘strong colleague’ at the National Security Council (NSC) and ‘understands that critical piece of our national security architecture.’ 

‘After four years of Biden-Harris mismanagement, he will be the strong hand the FBI needs to keep the American people safe,’ Coates said. ‘Instead of a director who spends all his time testifying to Congress about all the red lights he sees flashing across the dashboard, we will have one who will do something to actually put them out.’ 

Prior to working as a deputy to Trump and in the NSC, Patel worked in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as the principal deputy to the acting DNI Ric Grenell and helped former Director John Ratcliffe transition into the role. Trump nominated Ratcliffe last month to serve as the director of the CIA.  

At ODNI, Patel also worked to focus intelligence collection against counter narcotic and transnational threats. 

‘Kash brings a lot of passion to government service because he has seen what corruption is like from the inside,’ Grenell said. ‘He is a first-generation American who knows how elites manipulate the system so they retain power and control over Americans.’ 

‘Reforming Washington and its insular ways requires courage,’ Grenell continued. ‘Those of us outside of Washington who want reform have to stop expecting those who live and work in Washington to deliver reform. They are never going to reform themselves.’ 

Prior to joining the Trump administration, Patel served as the national security adviser and senior counsel for counterterrorism to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 

Patel was the chief investigator for the committee’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Throughout his investigation, he led the effort to uncover FISA abuse and exposed the FBI and the DOJ’s unlawful actions before federal court to illegally surveil Americans, including members of the 2016 Trump campaign. 

‘The best thing about Kash is, because of his previous government experience and his key role in uncovering Russiagate, he won’t be bamboozled by the bureaucracy’ said former Trump White House deputy national security adviser KT McFarland.

‘Intelligence community bureaucrats cover up their mistakes and malfeasance by hiding behind the ‘sources and methods’ excuse. They slow-walk de-classification efforts and internal investigations. Most appointed officials new to intel bureaucracy fall for it — Kash won’t.’

McFarland said that critics of Patel claim that he will ‘seek revenge,’ but she declared that those critics ‘are wrong.’ 

‘Remember, government bureaucrats always leave a paper trail of their actions,’ she said. ‘Kash can expose them by declassifying these documents and then letting the American people decide whether these nameless, faceless FBI and DOJ bureaucrats have abused their power with a two-tier system of justice — by prosecuting their political opponents and protecting their allies.’

Patel, a lawyer, served as a public defender and national security prosecutor at the Justice Department and tried scores of complex criminal cases. All told, Patel has served in the U.S. government for 16 years. 

His final role in the Trump administration was serving as the chief of staff at the Department of Defense. 

‘Kash Patel is the right guy for the job,’ Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital.

Jordan said he worked closely with Patel when he served among then-House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ top staffers. 

‘He did an outstanding job,’ Jordan said. 

And soon to be on the other side of Capitol Hill, Sen.-elect Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital that Patel ‘will shake up the FBI.’ 

‘He has my support and vote for confirmation,’ said Banks.

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NFL Week 14 picks: Will Cardinals catch Seahawks in NFC West?

Call it a post-Thanksgiving lull, but Week 14 of the 2024 NFL schedule is a bit light – six teams taking their bye weeks, the final time any teams will be off … for the remainder of the regular season anyway.

Fresh off Turkey Day triumphs, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will be back on the field Thursday night in Motown, the Lions trying to move closer to a playoff berth – which they’ll clinch with a win or tie – and NFC North crown, which they cannot claim this weekend. However if the Pack notch the season split, they’ll not only pull closer in the divisional chase but would open the door for the Philadelphia Eagles to move into the No. 1 overall spot in the NFC.

The other 12 games seem less compelling – naturally, you never know when you’ll unexpectedly get a nationally televised shootout like the one Monday night in Denver – but there is intrigue to be found. For example, there’s Kirk Cousins’ return to Minneapolis as the Minnesota Vikings (who can claim their own playoff berth Sunday) host their former quarterback’s NFC South-leading – but faltering – Atlanta Falcons.

The Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals will meet for the second time in three weeks, the NFC West title still very much in doubt. The Los Angeles Rams are also part of that bout but must try to slow a Buffalo Bills team that remains on a tear. And, Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs will try to join the Bills as division champions in 2024 by vanquishing the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Las Vegas Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys

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Lions secure playoff spot with last-second win vs. Packers on TNF

The Detroit Lions were looking at what many believed was an obvious choice on a fourth-and-1 with 43 seconds left in their Week 14 game against the Green Bay Packers.

The score was tied at 31-all, so after Zayne Anderson stopped David Montgomery for no gain on third-and-inches, everyone thought Dan Campbell would turn to Jake Bates to kick a go-ahead field goal.

Instead, Campbell dialed up another Montgomery run. The running back burst through the line for a 7-yard gain and positioned the Lions to run the rest of the time off the clock. That allowed Bates to come on with two seconds remaining in regulation and hit the game-winning kick in a 34-31 triumph.

Campbell’s move was certainly bold, but it was far from his only one during the contest. The Lions went 4-of-5 on fourth-down conversions and scored two of their four touchdowns in fourth-and-goal scenarios. Their lone failure set up the Packers for a go-ahead score, but ultimately, Campbell’s aggressive strategy paid off once again.

The Lions improved to 12-1 with the victory and officially clinched a playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Packers dropped to 9-4 despite a strong offensive showing and will not have a realistic chance to fight for the NFC North title, as they are three games and a tiebreaker back of the Lions with four games to go.

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Lions vs. Packers highlights

Lions 34, Packers 31: Jake Bates nails game-winning 35-yard field goal

Dan Campbell’s bold call pays off. The Lions ran out the clock and Jake Bates’ 35-yard field goal split the uprights as the clock ticked down to zero.

The Lions are now 12-1 and have clinched a playoff berth. The Packers are 9-4 and would need a miracle to claw their way to the top of the NFC North.

Lions go for it on fourth-and-inches in lieu of field goal, convert

The Lions will now be able to run out the clock and try the game-winning field goal with no time left.

Lions get key first down as two-minute warning arrives

The Packers had a chance to stop the Lions on third-and-7 from the Green Bay 37-yard line. The Packers brought pressure and Dan Campbell had a perfect play dialed up: a screen pass to Jahmyr Gibbs. He gained the 7 yards needed to get the first down and put Detroit in range for a Jake Bates field goal.

Green Bay has two timeouts left and there is 1:55 left on the clock. The Packers probably can’t allow another first down or the Lions will get a chance to run out the clock and kick a potential game-winning field goal.

Lions 31, Packers 31: Green Bay settles for game-tying field goal

The Packers were able to move the ball consistently against the Lions, but an offensive pass interference call against Christian Watson in a goal-to-go situation ultimately caused their drive to stall.

Brandon McManus was called upon to try a 32-yard field goal and made it with ease. Green Bay and Detroit are now tied, but the Lions will have a chance to mount a game-winning drive with 3:38 left in regulation.

Jordan Love avoids free blitzer, makes perfect throw

The Packers can’t afford too many mistakes down three in the fourth quarter. Jordan Love avoided a big-time negative play by dodging a Jack Campbell blitz and threw a perfect pass to Christian Watson for a huge gain.

Lions 31, Packers 28: Tim Patrick scores his second touchdown as Detroit jumps back ahead

The back-and-forth game in Detroit continues! Jared Goff finds Tim Patrick on a third-and-goal play-action fake. It’s Patrick’s second touchdown of the game after he hadn’t scored since the 2021 NFL season with the Broncos.

Jake Bates makes the extra point and the Lions go back up by three with 8:39 left in regulation.

Packers 28, Lions 24: Josh Jacobs gets third rushing TD

The Packers make the Lions pay for their fourth-down decision. Josh Jacobs finds a lane to the end zone once again, plowing in for the 4-yard score. He now has 64 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries.

Brandon McManus makes the extra point to put the Packers ahead by four points.

Lions vs. Packers score update: Detroit has 24-21 lead entering fourth quarter

‘Thursday Night Football’ will come down to the fourth quarter in Week 14. The Lions have a three-point lead over the Packers, but Green Bay will open the final frame with a first-and-goal from the 6-yard line.

The Packers are starting to find space with Christian Watson (3 catches, 85 yards) and Tucker Kraft (3 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD) through the air against the Lions’ defense while Jahmyr Gibbs (17 touches, 61 yards, 1 TD) is doing damage for Detroit.

This game may come down to which team has the ball last, or which team can avoid turnovers in the final quarter.

Packers get fourth-down stop in Lions territory

The Lions went for it for it on fourth down for the fourth time of the game, but they did so from their own 30-yard line. That proved to be ill-advised, as Jahmyr Gibbs was stopped for no gain on a toss play by the Packers.

Green Bay is now in field goal range and is positioned to tie things up as the third quarter winds down.

Packers go three-and-out after Lions touchdown

The Lions have stopped the Packers for the first time in the second half. Matt LaFleur tried to catch Detroit off-guard with a flea flicker, but the Lions pressured Jordan Love into a throw-away on the play. 

From there, Detroit contained Green Bay and forced a punt. The Lions are now back in action from their own 22-yard line.

Why was the Lions vs. Packers game delayed?

The Lions-Packers game was briefly delayed after official Carl Johnson was injured following a collision with a Packers player. Johnson was able to walk off under his own power and after briefly receiving medical treatment, he was able to return to his role as line judge.

Injured official Carl Johnson returns to game

Carl Johnson left the game after taking an inadvertent shot from Packers edge defender Kinsgley Enagbare. The line judge has now returned to the field after getting banged-up is back in action.

Lions 24, Packers 21: Tim Patrick catches 3-yard touchdown on fourth down

Detroit has bounced back after a rough start to the second half. Jared Goff found Patrick wide open on a fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line and veteran wide out Tim Patrick reeled it in with ease to put the Lions back in front.

The Lions are now 3-for-3 on fourth down for the game and have scored two of their three touchdowns in fourth-down situations.

Jared Goff sneaks for a first down on fourth-and-1

The Lions got the ball a yard shy of midfield and Dan Campbell unsurprisingly opted to go for it. Jared Goff took the ball up the middle himself and got the necessary yard with ease. That kept Detroit’s drive going.

Official Carl Johnson briefly hurt after collision with Packers’ Kingsley Enagbare

Carl Johnson, the line judge, was injured after a play when Kingsley Enagbare collided with him going to the sideline. Johnson was able to get up and walk off under his own power, but he appeared to be dealing with some sort of shoulder injury.

The Amazon broadcast reports that Johnson was taken back to the officials’ locker room to be evaluated.

Packers 21, Lions 17: Josh Jacobs scores second touchdown as Green Bay takes its first lead

The Packers scored seven points in the first half. They have now scored 14 points in the first 3:45 of the second half.

Josh Jacobs capped off the 16-yard, post-interception drive with a 6-yard run. The Packers ran the hurry-up to catch Detroit’s defense off-guard, which allowed Jacobs to bully his way into the end-zone.

Green Bay now has its first lead of the game against Detroit, which will have to respond on its next drive.

Keisean Nixon intercepts Jared Goff, brings it inside red zone

The Packers are off to a hot start in the second half. They got a touchdown on their opening drive and their defense came up with a big turnover when Keisean Nixon jumped in front of a pass intended for Tim Patrick.

Nixon brought the pick back to the 16-yard line, so the Packers are in scoring position right away.

Alim McNeill injury update

The Lions’ depleted defensive line gets thinner. Alim McNeill suffered a head injury in the first half. He returned to action, but he was ruled out after halftime because of the malady.

Amazon’s sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung made it clear that while McNeill was dealing with a head injury, it wasn’t a concussion.

Lions 17, Packers 14: Jordan Love hits Tucker Kraft for 12-yard touchdown

The Packers come out of the locker room looking a lot different than they did in the first half. Jordan Love ripped a laser across the middle of the field to his tight end Tucker Kraft, who managed to make the catch despite facing tight coverage from a Lions defender.

Love had overthrown Kraft for a wide-open touchdown in the first half, but this throw made up for that early mistake.

Christian Watson catches 59-yard pass on second play of second half 

Jordan Love had 31 passing yards in the first half. He nearly tripled that total on his first pass of the second half, when he found Christian Watson behind the defense for a massive, 59-yard gain.

Had Love been able to put the ball just a half a step farther in front of Watson, he might have taken it for a touchdown. Instead, he was tackled on the 12-yard line.

Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford trade details

The TNF broadcast brought up the Jared Goff-Matthew Stafford trade, which occurred before the 2021 NFL season. Below are the details of that swap, which helped the Rams win Super Bowl 56 and has the Lions positioned as a Super Bowl contender this season.

Rams get:

QB Matthew Stafford

Lions get:

QB Jared Goff
2022 first-round pick
2023 first-round pick
2021 third-round pick

After a variety of trades, the Lions picks became the following players:

RB Jahmyr Gibbs
TE Sam LaPorta
DT Brodric Martin
WR Jameson Williams
EDGE Josh Paschal

Packers halftime stats

Jordan Love: 3-of-7 passing, 31 yards, 3 carries, 21 yards
Josh Jacobs: 9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Christian Watson: 1 catch, 20 yards
Rashan Gary: 2 tackles, 1 sack

Lions halftime stats

Jared Goff: 14-of-20 passing, 131 yards, 1 TD
David Montgomery: 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD
Jahmyr Gibbs: 8 carries, 14 yards, 1 receiving TD
Jameson Williams: 3 catches, 54 yards
Za’Darius Smith: 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed

Lions take 17-7 lead into halftime locker room

The Lions got the better of the Packers in the first half. They outgained the Packers 174-105 and held Jordan Love to just 31 passing yards in the first half. Green Bay also had a key turnover that ultimately resulted in the Lions’ field goal.

The Packers are running the ball better than the Lions, however, as Josh Jacobs has 49 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Green Bay might have to lean more on Jacobs in the second half to get them back in the game.

Meanwhile, the Lions will continue to utilize their balanced offense while looking to get pressure on Love. Their patchwork front-seven has looked anything but in the first 30 minutes of the game. If defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn can get that unit to hold up, the Lions should have a good chance to extend their winning streak to 11 games.

Lions 17, Packers 7: Jared Goff throws fourth-and-goal score to Jahmyr Gibbs

The Packers had a decision to make on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Would they go for it, or kick a field goal to go ahead by 6 points?

Dan Campbell opted to go for it. Ben Johnson dialed up a passing play that got Jahmyr Gibbs isolated on linebacker Isaiah McDuffie. Gibbs ran an angle route that saw him bluff like he was running toward the flat before breaking over the middle of the field. Jared Goff hit the wide-open running back with ease.

Jake Bates made the extra point to give the Lions a 10-point lead with 11 seconds left in the half. The Packers do not have any timeouts remaining.

Jared Goff helmet sticker

Jared Goff is wearing a Walter Payton Man of the Year helmet decal in Week 14. He is the Lions’ nominee for the prestigious ‘Man of the Year’ award in 2024, so he will be able to wear it for the rest of the season.

Lions 10, Packers 7: Josh Jacobs punches in TD to put Green Bay on the board

The Packers went run-heavy after the Lions’ field goal drive, and it paid off. They ran the ball 10 times on 12 plays and saw Josh Jacobs finish the drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

Jordan Love had his longest run of the season on the drive, 14 yards, but had issues through the air. He overthrew tight end Tucker Kraft on a wide-open, play-action pass on a second-and-goal but was bailed out a play later by a pass interference after he threw an apparent interception.

Alim McNeill injury update

Good news for the Lions: Alim McNeill has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol and was cleared to return to the game. He was on the field for the play that resulted in Christian Watson’s fumble and will continue to anchor Detroit’s defensive line.

Lions 10, Packers 0: Jake Bates makes 43-yard field goal

The Lions couldn’t get a touchdown after Christian Watson’s fumble, but thanks to a personal foul call on Quay Walker, they got into field goal range.

Jake Bates, the team’s first-year kicker, managed to get the ball through the uprights from 43 yards away. Bates is 20-of-21 on field goals to start his NFL career.

Christian Watson loses fumble, Lions recover

The Packers converted their biggest passing play of the day, a 21-yard completion from Jordan Love to Christian Watson. However, at the end of the play, veteran cornerback Carlton Davis knocked the ball out of Watson’s hands and the Lions pounced on it.

Lions vs. Packers score update: Detroit leads 7-0 after first quarter

The Lions got off to a fast start, scoring on their first drive of the game, but since then, the game has devolved into a defensive struggle.

The Lions are outgaining the Packers 90-17 through 15 minutes and Green Bay logged negative-4 passing yards in the opening frame. Jordan Love has been under a lot of pressure despite largely facing Lions backups and has completed just 1-of-4 passes for 3 yards.

The Packers will need to find some rhythm on offense to get into the game with the Lions. Green Bay is averaging just 1.9 yards per play compared to Detroit’s modest mark of 4.5. 

Lions forced to punt after head-scratching three-run sequence

Did Green Bay’s challenge throw Detroit off-kilter? The Lions ran the ball three consecutive times after the first down and only picked up 2 yards. Jack Fox punted it back to the Packers who will now look to get something going on offense.

Matt LaFleur challenges Jahmyr Gibbs first-down run, ruling stands

The Packers burned one of their challenges early in their ‘Thursday Night Football’ clash against the Lions. Head coach Matt LaFleur believed that Jahmyr Gibbs was stopped short of the line to gain on a third-and-4 from inside the Lions’ 20-yard line. The review showed that while Gibbs was contacted before the marker, his second effort got him enough to move the chains.

As a result, Detroit’s possession will continue while Green Bay was charged its first timeout of the game. The Packers now have one challenge remaining, though they can pick up another if they win their second challenge.

Matt LaFleur challenge record

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is now 0-5 on challenges during the 2024 NFL season. He has a career record of 17-24 when dropping the red flag.

Lions respond by generate three-and-out against Packers

The Lions defense continues to hold up well despite injuries. They once again pressured Jordan Love on a third-and-5 and forced him to throw a ball that he couldn’t get to his receiver.

Detroit might have gotten away with a roughing the passer on the play, as a Lions defender hit Jordan Love across the helmet just after the ball was released, but it went uncalled. The Packers punted the ball down to the 10-yard line, so the Lions will be backed up again for their third possession.

Alim McNeill injury update

The Lions are already significantly shorthanded on their defensive line. Alim McNeill was their last remaining Week 1 starter healthy for Thursday’s game, but he is being evaluated for a head injury after suffering one on the first defensive play of the game.

Rashan Gary sacks Jared Goff as Packers force three-and-out

The Packers’ defense held up much better on their second drive of the day. They limited Jahmyr Gibbs to five rushing yards on two carries before Jared Goff was chased down by Rashan Gary to force a three-and-out.

Jack Fox punted the ball from the back of his own end zone and the Packers will get the ball back near midfield.

Packers forced to punt after Jordan Love overthrows Dontavyion Wicks

The Lions don’t look like they’re missing too many players on their defensive line. They sacked Jordan Love on their first defensive play of the game and were able to stop Green Bay on its first offensive drive of the day.

Detroit pressured Love on a third-and-6 and the quarterback was forced to throw off his back foot to Dontavyion Wicks. That resulted in the ball going just a step too far in front of the second-year receiver.

The Lions will get the ball back on their own 8-yard line, leading 7-0 in the first quarter.

Who is Dan Skipper?

Dan Skipper is a backup tackle for the Lions who is starting at left tackle in place of the injured Taylor Decker. 

Skipper is an eight-year veteran who went undrafted in 2017 and has bounced around to seven teams. He has had four separate stints with the Lions but appears to have found a home as the team’s top backup tackle.

Skipper is the tallest active player in the NFL at 6-foot-10. He tips the scales at 330 pounds.

Lions 7, Packers 0: Lions punch in 3-yard touchdown run with David Montgomery

The Lions got the ball to start the game and methodically drove down the field to open the scoring. After an illegal contact penalty on third-and-goal, Detroit handed the ball to David Montgomery on the ensuing first-and-goal. He ran over the right side untouched to get a touchdown and give the Lions a 7-0 lead.

Jared Goff had a strong first series, going 6-of-8 for 58 yards. Jameson Williams had the longest reception, 28 yards, while Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs each had two catches.

Barry Sanders is in the house for Lions vs. Packers TNF game

The Lions have one of the best players in franchise history in attendance for Thursday’s rivalry game against the Packers: Barry Sanders.

Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, ran for 15,269 yards and 99 touchdowns on 3,062 career carries. He led the NFL in rushing yards four times during his 10-year career and was named an All-Pro six times.

Why are Lions’ RBs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery nicknamed Sonic and Knuckles? 

The 22-year-old Jahmyr Gibbs is known for being a speedster, which is the reason he’s now also known as, ‘Sonic,’ while the 27-year-old David Montgomery brings a physical style, making him worthy of being known as, ‘Knuckles.’ 

‘Sonic and Knuckles,’ the nickname, was born in October in what has become a fun sideshow to a magical Lions season. — Nick Brinkerhoff

Who did the Lions lose to this season?

The Lions are 11-1 and their only loss came to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2. Jared Goff failed to throw a touchdown and tossed two interceptions in a 20-16 defeat. Baker Mayfield outdueled him, leading the team in passing (185 yards) and rushing (34 yards) while Chris Godwin racked up 117 yards and a touchdown on seven catches.

Detroit has won 10 consecutive games since that home loss.

Lions vs. Packers start time

Date: Thursday, Dec. 5
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

The ‘Thursday Night Football’ game between the Packers and Lions is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit.

Lions vs. Packers TV channel

Live stream: Amazon Prime Video 
TV Channel: Detroit market: WJBK (Channel 2) | Green Bay market: WGBA (Channel 26)

‘Thursday Night Football’ will exclusively stream on Amazon Prime Video. 

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Packers inactives vs. Lions

CB Jaire Alexander
CB Corey Ballentine
LB Edgerrin Cooper
OL Jacob Monk
WR Romeo Doubs

Lions inactives vs. Packers

CB Emmanuel Moseley
OL Giovanni Manu
OL Taylor Decker
OL Kayode Awosika
DL Levi Onwuzurike
DL Josh Paschal
DL DJ Reader

Jamal Adams to make Lions debut after practice squad elevation

The Lions signed Jamal Adams to their practice squad ahead of Week 14 while dealing with a rash of defensive injuries (they have 13 defensive players on IR). Detroit elevated Adams for its Thursday night clash with the Packers, and he is expected to play.

Adams, 29, was the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft by the New York Jets. He was an All-Pro in 2019 and has recorded 498 tackles, 21.5 sacks and four interceptions in 83 career games. The Lions will be his fourth team.

Aidan Hutchinson injury update

The Lions are banged-up in Week 14, but fans got some good news about defensive end Aidan Hutchinson before the game. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported on the Amazon Prime Video broadcast that Hutchinson could return to action if the Lions make it to the Super Bowl.

Hutchinson was leading the NFL with 7.5 sacks before his injury.

Lions vs. Packers live stream 

Live stream:Amazon Prime Video

For cord cutters looking for a live stream for the matchup, you can turn to Amazon Prime Video. Prime is the exclusive home of ‘Thursday Night Football’ for viewers not tuning in from local TV markets. 

Who are the ‘Thursday Night Football’ announcers for Amazon Prime Video? 

Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage.  

The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.  

Taylor Rooks is the feature reporter for Prime Video’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis. 

Lions vs. Packers picks, predictions

Who will win between the Lions and Packers? Here’s what the USA TODAY Sports staff thinks:

Lorenzo Reyes: Lions 28, Packers 20
Tyler Dragon: Lions 30, Packers 25
Richard Morin: Lions 31, Packers 20
Jordan Mendoza: Lions 30, Packers 29

Lions vs. Packers odds, moneyline, over/under 

The Lions are favorites to defeat the Packers, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Not interested in this game? Check out expert picks and best bets for every NFL game this week. 

Spread: Lions (-3.5) 
Moneyline: Lions (-185); Packers (+150) 
Over/under: 52

‘Thursday Night Football’ best bets 

Looking to make tonight’s game a bit more interesting? Here are some of the best bets to place: 

Jordan Love OVER 248.5 passing yards; 
Jahmyr Gibbs OVER 68.5 rushing yards; 
Jayden Reed anytime TD. 

For more best bets, visit our “TNF” best bets guide. 

NFC North standings 

The Lions still sit atop of the NFC North, but the division could get very interesting if the Packers pull out a victory tonight. Here’s how they stack up: 

Detroit Lions (11-1) 
Minnesota Vikings (10-2) 
Green Bay Packers (9-3) 
Chicago Bears (4-8) 

Who holds the NFC North tiebreaker in race for division title? 

With three divisional games left in the final five-week gauntlet, the Lions are in the best position to win the NFC North. 

Detroit is the only team with a perfect record against NFC North opponents entering Week 14. They’re also in sole possession of first place in the division with their 11-1 record. 

For the Lions, a win against the Packers on Thursday would clinch a playoff berth and the head-to-head tiebreaker over Green Bay. 

The Packers are at a disadvantage when it comes to the NFC North title. Not only do they have the worst overall record, but they’ve also already lost head-to-head matchups with the Lions and Vikings, which has also (obviously) hurt their divisional record. 

Green Bay needs a lot to break their way to have a shot at the NFC North, but it isn’t impossible. A win over the Lions on Thursday would be a massive boost to their divisional title chance, as it would split their head-to-head matchups and ruin Detroit’s perfect divisional record. 

Where is Packers vs. Lions being played?

The Packers vs. Lions game on ‘Thursday Night Football’ is being held at Ford Field in Detroit.

Ford Field finally hosted its first Lions playoff game last season, when the Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card playoffs. Ford Field was the host venue for Super Bowl XL, which was won by the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Seattle Seahawks.

Ford Field also is the host venue for college football’s GameAbove Sports Bowl, which will take place on Dec. 26.

Lions vs. Packers weather updates 

Given that the Lions vs. Packers matchup is being played under the climate-controlled roof at Ford Field, Mother Nature will not be a factor in tonight’s game. 

Jared Goff stats

Completion percentage: 71.8%
Yards: 2,982
Yards per completion: 12.2
Touchdowns: 22
Interceptions: 9
Rating: 109.0

Jordan Love stats

Completion percentage: 63%
Yards: 2,518
Yards per completion: 13.0
Touchdowns: 20
Interceptions: 11
Rating: 95.4

Which NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins? 

The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six. 

The Packers have won four Super Bowls in five appearances, including the first two Super Bowls (then called the AFL–NFL World Championship Game) under legendary coach Vince Lombardi, for whom the Super Bowl championship trophy is named after. The Packers’ most recent Super Bowl win came during the 2010 season in Super Bowl XLV. 

The Lions are among four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The Lions, however, were a powerhouse team before the advent of the Super Bowl, winning four NFL championships, including three in the 1950s.

NFL franchises with most Super Bowl wins:

New England Patriots — 6
Pittsburgh Steelers — 6
Dallas Cowboys — 5
San Francisco 49ers — 5
Green Bay Packers — 4
Kansas City Chiefs — 4
New York Giants — 4

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2025 NFL draft order after Week 14 TNF results and top prospects

Every first also has a last. Every best has a worst.

They are two drastic ends of the spectrum, but likely the only places an NFL team would rather be. Either be in contention to hoist a Lombardi or be able to turn in the first card on draft night.

No one wants to be stuck in the middle. NFL purgatory is how you end up like the Saints, Seahawks, Browns or Colts. Those teams are good enough to win some games, but not a Super Bowl, or they’re not bad enough to truly bottom out for a top draft pick. The Giants, like the Jets have been stuck there in recent history after whiffing on early picks and could find themselves reentering purgatory with a couple wins down the stretch.

The Jaguars, who have the inside track at the top pick, have seemingly figured out the draft game. After hoping to catapult from playoff appearances to Super Bowl contender, Jacksonville has bottomed out. The team appears likely to move on from head coach Doug Pederson, but not before he helps lead them to another No. 1 pick.

The Lions used to be that team, a mainstay atop the draft order. On Thursday night, they represent what many teams that will be picking early hope to achieve. As they dueled the Packers with the NFC North title in reach for both squads, they won and now represent the best of the NFL.

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As for the worst, well, there’s always April. Here’s a look at the updated draft order following the opening game of Week 14.

2025 NFL Draft order

Here’s how the 2025 NFL draft order shakes out after ‘Thursday Night Football’ in Week 14, according to Tankathon.com:

Jacksonville Jaguars: 2-10 record; .498 strength of schedule
Las Vegas Raiders: 2-10; .531 SOS
New York Giants: 2-10; .538 SOS
New England Patriots: 3-10; .461 SOS
Carolina Panthers: 3-9; .485 SOS
New York Jets: 3-9; .507 SOS
Tennessee Titans: 3-9; .510 SOS
Cleveland Browns: 3-9; .514 SOS
Cincinnati Bengals: 4-8; .493 SOS
New Orleans Saints: 4-8; .495 SOS
Chicago Bears: 4-8; .562 SOS
Miami Dolphins: 5-7; .428 SOS
Dallas Cowboys: 5-7; .514 SOS
San Francisco 49ers: 5-7; .561 SOS
Indianapolis Colts: 6-7; .481 SOS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-6; .502 SOS
Los Angeles Rams: 6-6; .522 SOS
Arizona Cardinals: 6-6; .534 SOS
Atlanta Falcons: 6-6; .515 SOS
Seattle Seahawks: 7-5; .510 SOS
Washington Commanders: 8-5; .439 SOS
Houston Texans: 8-5; .486 SOS
Denver Broncos: 8-5; .490 SOS
Baltimore Ravens: 8-5; .531 SOS
Los Angeles Chargers: 8-4; .466 SOS
Green Bay Packers: 9-3; .544 SOS
Pittsburgh Steelers: 9-3; .474 SOS
Minnesota Vikings: 10-2; .495 SOS
Philadelphia Eagles: 10-2; .435 SOS
Buffalo Bills: 10-2; .455 SOS
Kansas City Chiefs: 11-1; .490 SOS
Detroit Lions: 11-1; .534 SOS

2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds

According to BetMGM, the following college players are among the favorites to be the top pick in next year’s draft class.

Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado: +100
Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado: +250
Cameron Ward, QB, Miami (FL): +750
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama: +2200
Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia: +2800

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Washington loses franchise record-tying 16th game in a row

This story was updated to reflect the Wizards’ last win.

Losing has become an epidemic for some of the bottom-dwellers in the NBA. Just last year, the Detroit Pistons tied the NBA record for most consecutive losses in history (28). In that same season, the Washington Wizards set their franchise record for most consecutive losses (16). Now, less than a year later, it appears the Wizards have not learned their lesson.

After their 137-101 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night, the Wizards have once again lost 16 consecutive games, tying the franchise record. These losses haven’t been very close either, with only two coming within 10 points.

This level of losing is hard to accomplish and it’s got fans around the league wondering if the Wizards will make NBA history.

All things Wizards: Latest Washington Wizards news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.

When is the Wizards’ next game?

The Wizards will have the opportunity to set a new franchise record for consecutive losses when they host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Dec. 7. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. ET, and you can watch potential history be made with NBA League Pass, YouTube TV, or Fubo.

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What is the NBA record for consecutive losses?

The record for consecutive losses is 28, held by the 2023-24 Detroit Pistons and the 2014-16 Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers lost those games over the course of two separate seasons, so if you do not consider that a legitimate streak, the record would be in Detroit’s sole possession. Regardless, the record is 28 either way.

A 20-game losing streak has only happened 14 times in NBA history. Six of those streaks have come since 2010.

When was the Wizards’ last win?

The Wizards’ last win came at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Oct. 30, 133-120. Jordan Poole, Bilal Couilbaly and Jonas Valanciunas combined for 73 points and four other players also scored in double figures. They hit 52.8% of their shots (47-for-89), including 42.1% from 3 (16-for-38). It was their second consecutive win against the Hawks, having won in Atlanta two nights before.

The Wizards are 2-2 when shooting over 40% from deep this season. There may be hope yet.

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