Good, bad and ugly after the Packers' 24-14 loss to the Lions in Week 9

After an encouraging first possession that included an effective running game, the Green Bay Packers fell apart in wet and rainy Lambeau Field – giving up 24 straight points, committing too many penalties and dropping too many passes, resulting in a 24-14 loss corresponded.

The Packers are now 0-2 in the league entering 2024, with both losses coming against top NFC North rivals at home.

The only good news is that the Packers are still in a playoff spot at 6-3 and now have a chance to recover and regroup during the bye.

Here's the good, the bad and the ugly from the Packers' loss to the Lions:

The good

Run game: Josh Jacobs rushed for 95 yards on just 13 carries and had five runs of at least eight yards and three of over 10. Emanuel Wilson had a 19-yard run on third down and a 2-yard touchdown. Chris Brooks even managed a 9-yard run in the red zone. In terms of success rate, 12 of the Packers' 20 attempted runs were successful – including a 61.5 success rate for Jacobs. The Packers ran the ball well early on – especially on the first drive – but fell behind late in the second quarter and all but gave up the running game. Jacobs only received three attempts in the second half. With a better game script, the Packers could have kept up with the Lions' front line. Instead, a big deficit — which ballooned from seven to 21 points in the blink of an eye — made the Packers one-dimensional and essentially took Jacobs out of the game.

The evil

Other penalties: The Packers finished the game with 10 penalties. An unnecessary roughness penalty on the opening kickoff negated the good field position. An encroachment penalty on fourth down of the Lions' final drive made the conversion a little easier. A false start turned a 3rd-and-3 into a 3rd-and-8 and a punt in Lions territory. Kamal Hadden's hold on the punt return cost the Packers 10 yards of field position. Jordan Morgan was flagged for holding. Keisean Nixon extended the Lions' first scoring drive of the second half with a holding penalty on third down. And a false start by Zach Tom on first down ultimately led to third-and-long. In total, the Packers received four false start penalties. Matt LaFleur's team has the sixth-most penalties in the NFL and is now one of five teams with three games with 10 or more penalties in 2024.

The ugly

The Pick Six: A truly terrible game and the obvious turning point of the game. Trailing 10-3, the Packers had the ball and a chance to take the lead before halftime or decide the game. Instead, Jordan Love threw a terrible pass under pressure and Kerby Joseph returned the interception for a game-winning touchdown. Love tried to throw the ball to Josh Jacobs, but he missed the ball inside and Joseph made the jump pick. Jordan Morgan, making his first career start, succumbed to the pressure that led to the choice. Simply a disastrous game.

More drops: The Packers dropped up to six passes, and the big drops came in big spots. Chris Brooks missed a likely first-down conversion on third down on the first drive in the red zone, potentially costing the Packers four points. Tucker Kraft dropped a likely third-down conversion before Brandon McManus missed the field goal. Dontayvion Wicks had a surefire third-down conversion on the Packers' first drive of the second half and a potential touchdown on third down one play before Josh Jacobs sank on fourth down in the fourth quarter. Sunday is completely different when the Packers just catch the football. The rain can't be blamed as the Lions had no trouble catching Jared Goff.