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2000 Regular season · Week 6 · Pontiac Silverdome

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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GBGreen Bay Packers24Away
DETDetroit Lions31Home
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Lions beat Packers 31–24 in 2000 Week 6

The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 31–24 at home at Pontiac Silverdome in Week 6 of the 2000 regular season on October 8, 2000. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Lions to 4–2 and dropped the Packers to 2–4. The Packers finished 2000 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2000 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Green Bay Packers won 26–17 on November 21, 1999. When they met again, the Green Bay Packers won 26–13 on December 10, 2000.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Lions lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 1999 Full series history

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