Packers One Game Out After Win : NFC: Green Bay defeats Detroit, 26-17, to move right behind the Lions in NFC Central race.

Chris Jacke came through when Green Bay’s offense didn’t Sunday. And what could have been a down day for the Packers turned into a victory over the Detroit Lions.

The Packers overcame two interceptions and a couple of key penalties to beat the Lions, 26-17, and pull within a game of the lead in the NFC Central.

“We can’t make those type of errors and expect to survive,” Coach Mike Holmgren said. “Today we got away with it. I don’t know if we will have an easy win all year. We’re going to make it interesting.”

Jacke kicked four field goals and LeRoy Butler’s late interception set up the second of two short touchdown runs by Edgar Bennett.

Jacke kicked his fourth field goal of the game, a 34-yarder with 9:03 remaining, as Green Bay, struggling for touchdowns inside the 20 most of the game despite 404 yards total offense, took a 19-17 lead.

The field goal was set up by a 32-yard pass from Brett Favre to Mark Clayton, who minutes earlier had been involved in the game’s most controversial play.

Favre, who completed 24 of 33 for 259 yards, apparently tossed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Clayton late in the third quarter, but Green Bay was called for two penalties on the play.

First, an ineligible receiver down field was flagged and then so was a taunting call on Clayton, who had spiked the ball. After a five-minute delay while officials tried to sort out the double call, the Packers were assessed both penalties, moving the ball all the way back to the 27.

Favre was then sacked on the next play and Jacke, who had kicked a club-record 17 straight, missed from 53 yards on the final play of the third quarter.

Bennett’s two-yard touchdown run with 1:51 remaining sealed the victory for Green Bay (6-4). Detroit (7-3) had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Barry Sanders was held to 75 yards in 17 carries--only 12 yards on four attempts in the second half--but became the third back in NFL history, joining Eric Dickerson and Tony Dorsett, to gain 1,000 yards in each of his first five seasons.