Favre sets milestone as Packers down Lions

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Favre sets milestone as Packers down Lions

Brett Favre threw his 400th career touchdown pass as the Packers beat the Lions, 31-24.

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Brett Favre completed 25-of-36 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers past the Detroit Lions, 31-24, at Ford Field.
Favre joined Dan Marino as the only players in NFL history to throw 400 touchdown passes. Marino currently holds the NFL record with 420.
Ahman Green added 131 total yards and a score for the Packers (1-2), who have won 10 of the last 12 meetings. Rookie wideout Greg Jennings hauled in three passes for 101 yards, including a 75-yard TD scamper.
Detroit's Jon Kitna passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-40 passing. Roy Williams caught seven passes for 138 yards and a TD for the Lions (0-3), who have lost their first three games for first time since 2002.
Kevin Jones added 81 yards and a touchdown on the ground in defeat.
Green Bay took a 7-0 lead on its second possession when Favre connected with Jennings, who sprinted 75 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown with 7:03 remaining in the first quarter.
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NFL Game Summary - Green Bay at Detroit

(Sunday, September 24th)

Final Score: Green Bay 31, Detroit 24

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Brett Favre completed 25-of-36 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers past the Detroit Lions, 31-24, at Ford Field.

Favre joined Dan Marino as the only players in NFL history to throw 400 touchdown passes. Marino currently holds the NFL record with 420.

Ahman Green added 131 total yards and a score for the Packers (1-2), who have won 10 of the last 12 meetings. Rookie wideout Greg Jennings hauled in three passes for 101 yards, including a 75-yard TD scamper.

Detroit's Jon Kitna passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-40 passing. Roy Williams caught seven passes for 138 yards and a TD for the Lions (0-3), who have lost their first three games for first time since 2002.

Kevin Jones added 81 yards and a touchdown on the ground in defeat.

Green Bay took a 7-0 lead on its second possession when Favre connected with Jennings, who sprinted 75 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown with 7:03 remaining in the first quarter.

On the ensuing possession, the Lions tied the game on Kitna's 37-yard TD pass to Shawn Bryson, capping a six-play, 79-yard drive.

After a three-and-out by the Packers, Detroit took over on its own 22-yard line, but Kitna was intercepted on the first play of the drive by Marquand Manuel, who took it 29 yards for a score to put Green Bay up 14-7.

With three seconds left in the first, Kitna found Williams in the end zone for 42 yards to knot the game again. Williams' TD reception was set up by a 25- yard catch by Dan Campbell on 3rd-and-1.

Dave Rayner's 24-yard field goal gave the Packers a three-point lead with 7:51 to go in the half. The 13-play, 69-yard drive was highlighted by a 17-yard catch by Bubba Franks.

Green Bay took a 24-14 edge on Favre's five-yard toss to Donald Driver with 6:44 remaining in the third. The 10-play, 80-yard drive was helped by a personal foul penalty on Detroit's Kalimba Edwards, which eventually set up a 24-yard reception by Koren Robinson on 3rd-and-7.

Detroit cut its deficit to three on the next possession when Jones ran five yards off right tackle for a touchdown. Eddie Drummond's 44-yard kickoff return gave the Lions great field position to begin the drive.

In the fourth, Favre hooked up with Green for a 10-yard TD pass to give the Packers a 10-point lead. Favre also hit Donald Lee for 32 yards on the four- play drive.

Jason Hanson's 40-yard boot capped the scoring with 5:24 left in the game.

The Lions had two more chances with the ball. Kitna was sacked on 4th-and-2 on the first play after the two-minute warning to turn it over and Detroit got it back with 54 seconds to play, but a desperation heave from midfield as time expired fell incomplete.

Game Notes

Green rushed for 63 yards on 22 carries and recorded 68 yards on eight catches...Detroit guard Ross Verba left the game on the Lions' first series after aggravating a hamstring injury...Campbell caught three passes for 53 yards...Franks had 39 yards on three receptions...Green Bay leads the overall series 81-64-7.

09/24 17:15:12 ET

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