Brett Favre sprinted toward the end zone, signaled touchdown and then pumped his right fist. The 36-year-old quarterback had just become the second player in NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown passes.
He added two more scores to lead the Packers to a 31-24 win over the Lions on Sunday for their first victory of the season.
May 2006 - Detroit Lions Wiretap
Lions Talk To Raiders About Porter
The Lions reportedly have talked to the Raiders about wide receiver Jerry Porter , but neither team discussed a trade.
Porter and new head coach Art Shell have been at odds since the summer.
Mike Williams Running Out Of Chances In Detroit
Even though he was healthy, Mike Williams was deactivated by the Lions for last Sunday's opener against Seattle.
"It was shocking to me, to say the least," Williams told reporters this week. "Maybe it was punishment for the off-season, whatever it was. I have done everything in the book to get in there.
"I was brought here to be a starter. I was not brought here not to dress for the season opener."
He had hoped to follow Maurice Clarett's lead and jump to the NFL after two years of college football at USC, but like Clarett, the road has been problematic.
Making things even more bleak for Williams ? who probably would be looking for work if not for the steep salary-cap hit the Lions would take by cutting him now ? is that Detroit signed free-agent receiver Az-Zahir Hakim on Tuesday.
Lions Sign WR Hakim To One-Year Contract
The Lions on Tuesday signed free agent wide receiver Az-Zahir Hakim to a one-year contract.
Hakim was with Detroit from 2002-04. During his career, he has played in 104 games, getting 299 receptions for 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns. He's carried the ball 30 times for 197 yards and one touchdown.
Report: Lions Suspend Assistant Coach
Detroit Lions assistant coach Joe Cullen, who was arrested twice in the past two weeks, has reportedly been suspended for one game.
He will not coach this week against the Seahawks, The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News reported Friday.
Police in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn said Cullen, who coaches the team's defensive line, was pulled over Aug. 24 and ticketed on suspicion of indecent and obscene conduct.
Lions Assistant Coach Cullen Arrested Twice In Two Weeks
A Detroit Lions assistant coach was arrested twice in the past two weeks, once while police say he was driving nude and a week later on suspicion of drunken driving.
Police in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn said Joe Cullen, who coaches the team's defensive line, was pulled over Aug. 24 and ticketed on suspicion of indecent and obscene conduct.
Lions Cut Charles Rogers
The Detroit Lions cut Charles Rogers on Saturday, a mere three years after they drafted the receiver second overall.
His career in Detroit ended with just 36 receptions for 440 yards and four touchdowns along with two broken collarbones and a four-game suspension.