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Jamaal Williams wanted to score. Of course he did. A game-winning touchdown would’ve been the perfect capper to this night, an emphatic punctuation to the message he’d sent, a reminder the Green Bay Packers had not just one good running back, but actually two.

He wanted to score as soon as he took the handoff at the 15-yard line. He wanted to score when the Detroit Lions defense parted like the Red Sea, practically pleading for him to go right ahead. He wanted to score as he dashed inside the 10, a pair of linebackers watching him, standing still.

“I thought about it so bad,” Williams said. “Oh, I wanted to.”

Williams heard it from veteran tight ends Jimmy Graham and Marcedes Lewis. He heard it from his offensive line. He heard it from Aaron Rodgers.

It's an interesting "what if". Would the defense who had been outstanding in the second half been able to shut down the Lions again? I think so but we'll never know. Moments like that are made for the "Smith Brothers" and their sacks. A chance for a turnover would have increased 3 fold.

It would have changed the post game narrative from "GB only won by 1 point" to "GB only won by 5 points".