It wasn’t long ago that the Detroit Lions were the face of fourth downs in this league. The team has spearheaded a wave of aggression across the league with their high percentage of money down attempts. For the past few years, that aggression has led Detroit to having one of the highest-scoring offenses in football.

But on Thursday afternoon in their Thanksgiving Day clash with the Green Bay Packers, it was fourth down that betrayed them… on both sides of the ball. The Packers were a perfect three-for-three on fourth downs, including two touchdowns scored on fourth down.

The Lions, meanwhile, went 0-for-2.

Detroit’s first failed conversion was on the opening possession of the second half—a fourth-and-3 run that was stuffed for a 2-yard loss. The Packers promptly scored on a 51-yard touc

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