David Montgomery runs wild as Lions beat Packers 34-20 to take early command of NFC North
Associated PressGREEN BAY, Wis. — David Montgomery never beat the Green Bay Packers during his four seasons with the Chicago Bears. “It just felt real different coming in with the group of guys that I’m with,” said Montgomery, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Give him the ball, he’s going to make something happen.” The Lions beat the Packers for a fourth straight time, a streak that also includes the final game of last season, when Detroit denied Green Bay a playoff spot in Aaron Rodgers’ last game with the Packers. Detroit responded with a 14-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Montgomery’s 1-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal, that took nearly nine minutes off the clock and put the game away. The Lions were prepared to settle for a 30-yard field goal that would have kept it as a two-score game, but they got a first down when Green Bay’s Quay Walker received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for running forward and leaping across the line in an attempt to block the kick.