Matthew Stafford threw for 361 yards and two touchdowns as the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 30-17 on Monday Night Football to send their NFC North divisional rivals sliding to a third straight defeat .
Stafford connected with wide receiver Marvin Jones in the first and fourth quarters as Detroit improved to 4-4, pulling level with Green Bay (4-4) in the North.
The Packers have been winless ever since quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending broken collarbone against Minnesota last month, thought understudy Brett Hundley wasn't to blame for this defeat, throwing for 245 yards and running for a touchdown.
It was Green Bay's defense that had an off day, unable to stop Stafford - he hit Jones for a 25-yard TD to open the scoring before running back Ameer Abdullah went over from four yards in the second quarter to stretch the Lions lead to 14-0.
After two Matt Prater field goals put Detroit 20-3 ahead early in the fourth quarter, Hundley's TD briefly raised hopes of a Packers recovery, but Stafford had other ideas, picking out Jones for his second touchdown on the night.
A further Prater field goal improved Detroit's cushion to 20 points before Green Bay grabbed a consolation score late on as rookie running back Jamaal Williams rumbled in for a goal line touchdown.