Packers vs. Lions live updates, inactives, where to watch: NFC North rivals meet as Josh Jacobs eligible for season debut, Brian Branch returns in Week 7
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The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will play the first of their two regular-season matchups in Week 7, with kickoff set for 4:25 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit. The NFC North remains as competitive as ever, as just one of two divisions where each team sits at .500 or better (the other being the AFC North).
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The Lions are coming in rested off the bye week and will look to continue their offensive production, scoring 26-plus points in every game so far this season and 31-plus points in all but one. The defense has struggled, meanwhile, allowing the third-most points per game (29.6) and the eighth-highest scoring drive percentage (44.4%) to opponents this year. Detroit will get a big-time reinforcement in the secondary this week, as safety Brian Branch makes his season debut returning from an Achilles injury that ended his 2025 season.
The Packers have won three straight after a 1-2 start. Green Bay has struggled to run the ball effectively, with starting running back Josh Jacobs missing the first six weeks on the commissioner's exempt list. Jacobs has been reinstated to the active roster and is eligible to make his season debut, though the NFL's investigation into his offseason arrest remains ongoing. Jacobs was charged with battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May incident and pleaded no contest to both.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Packers host the Lions for an NFC North showdown in Week 7, airing on Fox.