Despite being riddled with injuries, the Green Bay Packers (5-6) spoiled Thanksgiving in the “Motor City,” stunning the Detroit Lions (8-3), 29-22. Here are three takeaways from the Packers’ miraculous victory. Jordan Love’s arrival may be here: Without two of his primary weapons, running back Aaron Jones (knee) and tight end Luke Musgrave (abdomen), Love
Scoring in the first half has been a big problem for the Green Bay Packers this season. But it certainly wasn’t on Thanksgiving, when the team beat the Detroit Lions 29-22 at Ford Field. Twenty-three of the 29 points were scored in the first half, including 20 first-quarter points. That was imperative for the Packers
In the third quarter of the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers, Lions coach Dan Campbell turned up his aggression to 11 by calling a fake punt. With the team trailing by two scores early in the third quarter, fourth-and-4 from their own 23-yard line, the Lions dialed up a direct…
Thanksgiving was not a holiday for the Detroit Lions. The Lions’ loss to the Green Bay Packers marks back-to-back poor outings from the team. They were lucky enough to rally for a victory last week against the Chicago Bears, but an early deficit was too much to overcome against a Packers team playing at its…
For the second week in a row, the Detroit Lions struggled in all facets of the game against a division rival. After dominating the Green Bay Packers in Week 4, the Lions made mistake after mistake in a game that was not as close as the 29-22 final score would indicate.
The Thanksgiving table was set so nicely for the Detroit Lions. The 8-2 Lions were off to their best start in 61 years and welcomed a beaten-up Packers team with a losing record into Ford Field. Instead of feasting, the Lions laid a turkey egg of a game on national television. Here’s what folks are
Coming into the Thanksgiving matchup, everyone knew the Green Bay Packers (5-6) were going to have its hands full with an aggressive Detroit Lions (8-3) coaching staff. Dan Campbell has become infamous for his 4th down decisions and strategy. He’s notorious when it comes to going for it on the key down and it’s become
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In the immediate aftermath of a turkey of a game from the Detroit Lions against the Green Bay Packers, the thing I’m most thankful for on this Thanksgiving day is that it’s over. Facing a 4-6 Packers team they’ve beaten four times in a row, a team playing without several key starters, the Lions dropped
The first quarter of Thursday’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers featured some truly awful football by the Detroit Lions. It also saw one of their few effective defensive players leave the game with a potential concussion. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill left the game after being struck on the side of the helmet in a
Last week, the Detroit Lions moved to 8-2 for the first time since 1962. Today, on Thanksgiving, they look to keep pace with that team by moving to 9-2 with a win over the Green Bay Packers. No divisional game is ever easy, but there are a few things working in the Lions’ favor this…
The Thanksgiving game in Ford Field features a Lions team that enters the Week 12 contest with just one player ruled out for an injury. In fact, left guard Jonah Jackson (wrist) was the only Detroit player with any injury designation at all. That means the weekly inactive list is full of healthy scratches. And
The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions inactive players were revealed ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving showdown in Detroit. The Lions (8-2) look to keep pace with the first-place Philadelphia Eagles (9-1) in the NFC with a win over their rival. The Packers (4-6) look to extend their winning streak to two after beating the Los
Happy Thanksgiving! The annual national spotlight game for the Detroit Lions sees the home team welcoming NFC North rival Green Bay to Ford Field. This year’s game is unlike any Thanksgiving game for the Lions in a very long time. The Lions are 8-2, their best 10-game start since 1962. Meanwhile, the Packers have fallen