If you look at the overall Team Stats for this game at Pro Football Reference, it tells an accurate story of this being an extremely close game. The difference? The Green Bay Packers were 3-for-3 when going for it on 4th down, while the Detroit Lions were 0-2. Today, we’re just going to take a quick look at those 3 converted 4th downs for the Packers’ offense.

After the Packers scored a field goal on the opening drive of the game, the Packers and Lions went punt-punt-punt on their next 3 drives. The Packers started their 3rd drive on their own 23-yard line and put together a 9-play drive that got down to the Lions’ 22-yard line. Now on their 10th play, the Packers – up 3-0 – decide to go for it on 4th down rather than settle for a field goal.

Like any offense looking to attack a man cove

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