Thursday’s highly anticipated rivalry game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers lived up to expectations. After a thrilling back-and-forth contest, the Lions triumphed with a last-second field goal, securing a 34-31 win. This victory marked Detroit’s 11th consecutive win, setting a franchise record and improving their season record to 12-1, while also clinching a playoff spot. Amazon Prime Video covered the game for “Thursday Night Football,” with Charissa Thompson on-site at Ford Field. On Friday, the 42-year-old sportscaster shared her excitement about the game with a simple, emphatic Instagram caption: “WHAT. A. GAME.”
The most talked-about moment came with 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter when Lions coach Dan Campbell made a bold decision to go for it on 4th-and-inches, rather than attempting a 40-yard field goal to break the 31-31 tie. The gamble paid off as Detroit secured a first down, ran out the clock, and kicked the game-winning field goal.
Thompson, who has been hosting “Fox NFL Kickoff” since 2013, recently made headlines after becoming emotional during a segment about a young boy battling a rare terminal illness. A native of Seattle, she has become one of the NFL’s top sportscasters.