How fitting that LeRoy Butler, the man who invented the Lambeau Leap, brought out a plethora of well deserved turkey legs for QB Jordan Love, RB Josh Jacobs and LB Isaiah McDuffie as the Packers celebrated another Thanksgiving victory. QB Love finished 21/28 throwing for 274 YDS and 2 TD with back to back games of no interceptions. RB Jacobs finished with 43 YDS rushing on 19 carries with a touchdown but was the Packers second leading receiver with 4 catches for 74 YDS. LB McDuffie lead the team with 7 solo tackles and 10 total in a game which he almost did not play. In case you missed it, here is the recap:

Packers started at their own 46 after a 43-yard kick return by CB Keisean Nixon setting the tone. After a false start by TE Tucker Kraft, QB Love missed WR Jayden Reed on a long pass then threw an incompletion on third-and-14 (close to a fumble). On a P Daniel Wheaton punt, WR Malik Washington muffed the punt in the cold recovered by CB Robert Rochell at the MIA 9-yard line. After two back-to-back runs by RB Jacobs setting up third-and-goal at the MIA 3, QB Love threw a perfect pass to WR Reed for the touchdown. K Brandon McManus made the extra point giving the Packers the lead GB 7 MIA 0 with 12:00 left in the first quarter.

After two false start penalties and a personal foul called on TE Jonnu Smith, MIA found themselves at third-and-29 at their own 27. DE Rashan Gary was able to stop RB Raheem Mostert on a handoff for only a 3-yard gain and punted the ball to the GB 24. QB Love was able to pick up the first down after a 7-yard pass completion to RB Jacobs then finding TE Kraft for the 17-yard gain. RB Jacobs was able to gain 11 yards on another beautifully designed run play to the MIA 28. After RB Emmanuel Wilson picked up the first down on third-and-4 with a 15-yard gain, RB Jacobs was able to push his way into the end zone with a 6-yard followed by a 1-yard run on second-and-goal. K McManus made the extra point increasing the lead to GB 14 MIA 0 with 55 seconds left in the first quarter. The final play of the quarter was a 2-yard pass from QB Tua Tagovailova to Wisconsin native FB Alec Ingold for a 2-yard gain to the MIA 43.

Second Quarter: Packers 14 Dolphins 0

After a back-and-forth of silly penalties by both teams negating a MIA field goal, the Dolphins went for it on fourth-and-4 as QB Tagovailova found WR Jaylen Waddle for a 16-yard gain setting up first-and-goal at the GB 9. DE Arron Mosby made a great tackle on RB De’Von Achane for a 6-yard loss in the backfield. MIA ended up settling for 33-yard field goal made by K Jason Sanders bringing the score to GB 14 MIA 3 with 8:44 left in the second quarter.

Packers started their third drive with a running play for WR Reed who picked up 23 yards to the MIA 47. On third-and-6, QB Love threw a tight window pass intended for WR Reed that was deflected for an incomplete pass. The Packers attempted to get the Dolphins defense to go offsides, but ended up settling for a P Whelan punt to the MIA 6. Penalties continued to play a factor for both teams after another offsides by the GB defense then an offensive holding call by MIA setting up first-and-20. DE Lukas Van Ness was able to get to QB Tagovailova for a 2-yard sack then LB Kingsley Enagbare followed with a 9-yard sack setting up fourth-and-17. GB received the ball starting at their own 38. Packers third string RB Chris Brooks was able to pick up 18 yards (his longest run of the season) to the MIA 36-yard line as the clock ticked down to the two minute warning. QB Love hit WR Christian Watson for a 21-yard gain to the MIA 20 (defensive pass interference was called but declined by GB). On third-and-2, QB Love threw a short pass to WR Reed who ran it in for the 12-yard touchdown. K McManus made the extra point as the Pack increased their lead to GB 21 MIA 3 with 1:36 left in the second quarter.

QB Tagovailova was looking to add points for MIA before halftime, but the Packers defense was able to step up on fourth-and-5 as DE Rashan Gary brought the pressure forcing an incomplete pass to RB Achane for the turnover on downs with 22 seconds left before halftime. QB Love connected with TE Kraft on back to back completions to the MIA 35. After an 8-yard run by RB Brooks setting up a K McManus 46-yard successful field goal attempt, the Packers lead GB 24 MIA 3 at halftime. Total yards was the Packers 213 and the Dolphins 121.

Third Quarter: Packers 24 Dolphins 3

The Dolphins needed to put points on the board after halftime, but the Packers defense remained as stout as the cold weather forcing a three and out after QB Tagovailova missed WR Odell Beckham Jr. MIA punted leading to a third-and-6 46-yard completion from QB Love to WR Watson into the Dolphins territory. On third-and-12 at the MIA 15, WR Reed caught a one handed 9-yard pass setting up a K McManus 24-yard field goal attempt which was good. GB 27 MIA 3 with 7:42 left in the third quarter.

The Packers defense continued to be a menace stalling the Dolphins run game with defending a trickery reverse and stopping a no gainer by RB Mostert bringing up another fourth down. QB Tagovailova was able to convert the first down with a 16-yard catch by TE Smith. On first-and-10 at the GB 14, QB Tagovailova threw a short pass to RB Achane who ran it in for the touchdown. Converting the two point conversion with a sidelines catch by WR Waddle brought the score to GB 27 MIA 11 with 2:43 left in the third quarter.

QB Love was able to get WR Dontayvion Wicks into the mix with a 10-yard then 9-yard completion. On third-and-1 in shotgun formation, QB Love handed the ball to RB Jacobs that resulted in a 3-yard loss and a punt to the MIA 18. After a 13-yard catch by WR Tyreek Hill, the final play of the third quarter was a 3-yard run by Mostert to the MIA 34-yard line.

Fourth Quarter: Packers 27 Dolphins 11

QB Tagovailova had a rare few seconds to stay poised in the pocket throwing a 24-yard pass to WR Hill pushing the ball into GB territory. On third-and-6, QB Tagovailova connected with WR Beckham for a 9-yard first down pick up. The Packers defense was able to stop RB Achane 1-yard short of the goal line preventing MIA from scoring setting up fourth-and-goal. LB Quay Walker was able to wrap up QB Tagovailova for the 6-yard sack forcing the turnover on downs with 9:33 left in the fourth quarter.

After QB Love connected with TE Kraft for a 16-yard catch and run completion, RB Jacobs picked up 49 yards on a short pass for the longest catch of his career to the MIA 19 (he broke multiple ankles on that play). The Packers were able to push the ball closer to the goal line with a couple of RB Jacobs runs, but a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty by G Elgton Jenkins negating a WR Wicks catch which set up a 33-yard field goal attempt by the Packers. K McManus nailed his third kick of the game bringing the score to GB 30 MIA 11 with 5:02 left in the fourth quarter.

DT Kenny Clark earned his first sack of the season getting to QB Tagovailova on first down losing 7 on the play. However, the Dolphins offense was able to push the ball downfield swiftly with a 30-yard completion to WR Hill to the GB 36. Completions to WR Waddle and TE Smith set up a 12-yard catch by WR Hill on a lucky deflection by S Xavier McKinney. QB Tagovailova threw an incomplete pass to RB Mostert for a failed two point conversion as the score was now GB 30 MIA 17 with 3:04 left in the fourth quarter.

Packers WR Reed was able to recover the attempted onside kick. On third-and-11 with MIA having one timeout left, QB Love threw a long pass intended for WR Watson that was incomplete with a very obvious missed defensive pass interference penalty resulting in a GB touchback punt. Starting at their own 20, MIA did not have enough time on the clock for a miracle comeback as the GB defense got their fifth sack of the game with the Dolphins having no timeouts left. The clocked ticked down to 0 as the Packers won their third straight game with final score being GB 30 MIA 17 and their overall ninth win of the season.

The Packers will play the division leading Lions next Thursday night at 7:15 PM CT on the road at Ford Field.