Bates’ Last-Second Field Goal Gives Lions 20-17 Win Over Packers
Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired, securing a 20-17 victory for the Detroit Lions over the Green Bay Packers.
Wilkes Barre Scranton Hazleton, PA, October 25, 2026 —
Jake Bates kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give the Detroit Lions a 20-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers. The kick decided a game separated by three points on the final score.
The available information identifies Bates as the kicker and gives the distance of the decisive field goal, the timing of the kick and the final score. It does not provide details about the teams’ scoring during the rest of the game or how the final opportunity developed.
The game date and location were not provided. No additional information was available about player performances, team statistics, injuries or comments from the teams. The reported result establishes that Detroit finished with 20 points and Green Bay with 17, but does not specify how either team reached that total.
Bates’ kick came as time expired, making it the decisive play in the reported outcome. The Lions’ 20-17 victory over the Packers is the only game result described in the available information; further details about the contest were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by LARRY LAGE, Associated Press on www.2822news.com, see more information here.
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