Packers squeak out win over Lions to secure needed playoff bye – Green Bay Packers Blog

DETROIT — The Green Bay Packers have a week off to get ready for their first playoff game, and by the looks of things at Ford Field on Sunday, they’re going to need it.

A week after they looked like a Super Bowl contender, the Packers played like a team unworthy of a first-round bye for a good part of the afternoon.

Their 13th win of the season — 23-20 on Mason Crosby‘s last-second, 33-yard field goal — was one of their ugliest, and that’s saying something considering they’ve been winning that way for the better part of…