DETROIT — The reputation the Detroit Lions developed around the league as an aggressive fourth-down team is driving others to success right in front of them.

Teams like the Green Bay Packers are more willing to take the risk associated with an aggressive fourth down call, which coach Dan Campbell has made a staple of his offenses.

"I’d rather go down swinging," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after besting the Lions on Thursday. “Sometimes it can bite you, absolutely, and you just have to deal with the consequences that come along with that.”

There were no consequences to deal with for Green Bay at Ford Field on Thursday as the Packers went for it on third down three times and converted all of them.

Two of the fourth-down tries resulted in touchdowns and the third sealed the 31-24 v

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