Jordan Love threw for 4 touchdowns because the Inexperienced Bay Packers spoiled an Eminem-featured Motown Thanksgiving with a 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday.
Inexperienced Bay’s quarterback completed 18 of 30 for 234 yards and scoring strikes to Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, who twice discovered the tip zone both facet of Jack White and Eminem’s half-time present.
Jameson Williams led Detroit with seven catches for 144 yards and one landing after the hosts misplaced star huge receiver Amon-Ra St Brown to an ankle damage within the first quarter.
Defeat means the Lions have now gained simply seven of their 26 Thanksgiving Day video games because the flip of the century whereas the end result noticed them fall to 7-5 in a wide-open NFC North race.
Micah Parsons spearheaded a rampant Packers protection with 2.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and 4 quarterback hits because the Packers improved to 8-3-1.
Stats leaders:
Packers:
- Passing: Jordan Love, 18/30, 234 yards, 4 TDs
- Dashing: Josh Jacobs, 17 carries, 83 yards
- Receiving: Dontayvion Wicks, 6 catches, 94 yards, 2 TDs
Lions:
- Passing: Jared Goff, 20/26, 256 yards, 2 TDs
- Dashing: Jahmyr Gibbs, 20 carries, 68 yards
- Receiving: Jameson Williams, 7 catches, 144 yards, 1 TD
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Dontayvion Wicks leaps to gather a Jordan Love throw to seal the win for the Inexperienced Bay Packers in opposition to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.
A dose of Williams magic had pulled Detroit to inside three at 17-14 within the remaining minute of the primary half when he spiralled past one deal with try earlier than high-stepping into the tip zone for a 22-yard catch-and-run within the remaining minute of the half.
He had ignited the drive with a 25-yard catch to propel Detroit into the Packers half whereas thriving in an expanded position amid the absence of the injured St Brown, who limped off within the first quarter after rolling his ankle.
Watson, so usually billed as Inexperienced Bay’s high vertical menace, delivered as marketed after the break when he collected Love’s excellent moon-ball for a 51-yard landing and a 24-14 Packers lead.
Goff orchestrated a direct reply with a 17-yard landing strike to Isaac TeSlaa to maneuver again inside three and cap a drive during which the Lions quarterback himself had scrambled for twenty-four yards adopted by a mixed 30 dashing yards for David Montgomery throughout three performs.
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Christian Watson catches Jordan Love’s ‘moon ball’ move for the Inexperienced Bay Packers in opposition to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.
Again got here the Packers, although, by means of Wicks’ one-yard landing having delivered a 30-yard catch earlier on in the course of the nine-play 72-yard drive.
The Lions toiled by means of Williams of their pursuit of a fourth-quarter turnaround as the previous Alabama wideout turned a leaping seize over the center of the sector right into a 44-yard catch-and-run contained in the 20.
Goff led his facet as shut because the four-yard line solely to be sacked by Parsons for a lack of 9 on third-and-goal, bringing out Jake Bates for a 31-yard discipline purpose to make it 31-24 with 2.59 left.
With the sport on the road, it might fittingly be Wicks to seal the take care of a spectacular leaping catch for the icing first down on fourth-and-three.
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Jordan Love drills a move to Romeo Doubs to place the Inexperienced Bay Packers in cost in opposition to the Detroit Lions.
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Ndamukong Suh helps himself to the normal Sky Sports activities NFL Thanksgiving turkey.
He had additionally supplied a second of artistry early within the second quarter handy Inexperienced Bay a 10-point lead when he hauled in a shocking 22-yard catch on the sting of the tip zone whereas figuring out a bruising hit was inbound. Regardless of preliminary doubts, a replay dominated he did in truth have full management of the ball whereas managing to get each toes grounded in albeit awkward vogue.
David Montgomery punched in a three-yard landing run out of wildcat formation on the following possession to make it 10-7 on the finish of a 10-play 65-yard drive during which Williams had starred with a 22-yard pickup earlier than the lesser-known Tom Kennedy marked his fifteenth profession catch since 2019 with a acquire of 23.
The Packers stretched their benefit minutes later by means of Romeo Doubs’ two-yard catch on fourth-and-one, Inexperienced Bay maybe lucky to keep away from punishment for a false begin when Matt LaFleur, controversially, was dominated to have referred to as a timeout earlier than the fourth-down play.
Detroit are at dwelling in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14, whereas the Packers welcome the Chicago Bears to Lambeau Discipline in a possible division-decider.
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