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The Lions saw the Browns lose on Monday night and had to have thought to themselves, "How can we top that?"

On Thursday night, the Lions found a way. The Lions held a two-point lead over the Packers with zero seconds remaining on the clock and they lost.

OK, so here's what happened. With six seconds left, the Packers snapped the ball at their own 21-yard line. Aaron Rodgers completed his pass down the field and the Packers began lateraling the ball around. It ended up back in Rodgers' hands, and he was tackled at the Packers' own 24-yard line. No time remained in the game.

But the game didn't end, as the Lions' Devin Taylor was penalized for grabbing Rodgers' facemask as he made the tackle. So, the Packers were given one more play at the 39-yard line.

Inexplicably, the Lions allowed Rodgers to escape the pocket, which gave his receivers enough time to reach the end zone. He was also able to get a running start before hurling the ball 65-plus yards downfield. Then, the Lions forgot to cover Richard Rodgers.

The Packers won when Rodgers caught the 61-yard Hail Mary in the end zone.

Seriously, look how open Rodgers was in the end zone.

Chaos followed the score.

Now, back to that facemask call, which gave the Packers some unexpected life ... that doesn't really seem like a facemask, right?

The Lions can blame the officials for that facemask, but keep in mind they led by 20 points at one point in the second half. In all, it came down to the Lions finding a way to lose a game they had no business losing.

As for the Packers, they won a game they had no business winning. And for that, they should thank the Lions.

Richard Rodgers came down with the game-winning Hail Mary. (USATSI)