September 24, 2006
Packers Win, Now 1-2
Green Bay 31, Detroit 24
By Larry Lage, AP Sports Writer
September 24, 2006
Detroit (AP) — Brett Favre joined elite company with the 400th touchdown pass of his career, then added two more scores to lead the Green Bay Packers to their first win of the season, 31-24 over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
With his first TD pass of the game — a 75-yarder to rookie Greg Jennings — Favre joined Hall of Famer Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to reach 400 touchdown passes. Marino has 420.
While the Lions (0-3) remained winless under new coach Rod Marinelli, they had their chances in the fourth quarter.
After Jon Kitna threw behind a wide-open Mike Furrey on a third down, Jason Hanson kicked a 40-yard field goal to cut the lead to seven points. The Lions got the ball back at their 31 with 3:36 to go, but gained just 8 yards before Kitna was sacked on fourth down.
Then, the Packers' Ahman Green fumbled at the 32 with 54 seconds left. The Lions got to midfield and Kitna heaved a pass into a crowded end zone that fell incomplete.
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