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Packers and Lions meet in NFC North showdown
Josh Jacobs scored in his season debut after returning from the commissioner's exempt list, in a Week 7 division game at Ford Field in Detroit; the touchdown was a footnote.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 6:36 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Follow live: Packers, Lions battling in NFC North showdown”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 6:36 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Packers.
- BBN covered this story before: Packers' Josh Jacobs eligible again for Lions game (October 22).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJosh Jacobs returned from the commissioner's exempt list and scored a touchdown in his season debut, and the Packers and Lions game is treating it like a footnote.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's the story.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a successful re-entry process. He completed the league's paperwork and then he completed a touchdown.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe got there on a tightrope walk down the sideline, Vera. Look, you stay in bounds, you score. That's the whole job.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the sideline is the safe color.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat is exactly right. The white line is the line, and you've just explained it better than my old position coach did.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorPackers and Lions kicked off at four twenty-five Eastern in Detroit, Green Bay came in four and two, and Detroit three and two.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBrowns beat the Titans twenty-seven to twenty-four, and the Giants won it in overtime, twenty-seven to twenty-one over Houston.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Jacobs is back before the Chiefs even kick off.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJacobs got off the exempt list and walked the sideline to a touchdown. I stayed in bounds my whole career. Nobody ever threw me the ball.
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