Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Thanksgiving
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The Green Bay Packers’ opportunity for the 1 seed in the NFC has opened up
With Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles losses, the Green Bay Packers’ top seed odds have more than tripled.
The Packers were able to retain backup kicker Lucas Havrisik, signing him to the practice squad two days after releasing him from the 53-man roster.
Jordan Love was 18-of-30 for 234 yards and a season-high four touchdowns with a 124.2 passer rating. After totaling 213 receiving yards through nine games, Dontayvion Wicks caught six passes for a career-high 94 yards and two touchdowns. Defensive end Micah Parsons finished with 2.5 sacks.
Detroit faces its first repeat opponent of the year, the Packers. Last time out, the Packers were able to stifle the Lions in the red zone on their opportunities. The Lions were out of sync, and consistent targeting of Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs were easily snuffed out.
In the first of three Thanksgiving day games, the Detroit Lions play host to the division rival Green Bay Packers .
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Green Bay Packers re-sign kicker
The Green Bay Packers announced on Friday that the team has re-signed kicker Lucas Havrisik to the team’s practice squad. The Packers waived Havrisik earlier this week to make room for bringing up receiver Will Sheppard to the 53-man roster ahead of the Detroit Lions game on Thanksgiving.
The Detroit Lions came up short in a pivotal matchup against an NFC North foe. Detroit was unable to get enough key stops and ultimately fell to 7-5 with a loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Lions now sit in third-place in the NFC North,
The Green Bay Packers played and won in Week 13 on Thursday against the Detroit Lions, so Packers fans can have full peace of mind to watch the Sunday slate grabbing a cold beer, eating some wings, and discussing with Chicago Bears fans on social media — okay,