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A facemask violation automatically warrants a 15-yard penalty, but because it was enforced from the Lions’ 6-yard line, the Packers were given a three-yard penalty. A couple of snaps later, Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks. Green Bay went up 31-21 after the extra point.
The Thanksgiving nightcap will feature the return of Joe Burrow with the Cincinnati Bengals heading to Baltimore to face the Ravens in an AFC North showdown. The Bengals dealt with some Thanksgiving travel delays and didn't get into Baltimore until after midnight.
The Lions are averaging the second-most points per game in the NFL this season at 29.6—a number Green Bay will have to keep pace with if they want to leave Detroit with a win. Knowing that both teams need every win they can get down the stretch to stay in the playoff mix, expect a high-scoring affair.
Green Bay Packers edge-rusher Micah Parsons put himself in a company of one during Thursday's Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions.
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The Detroit Lions are looking for revenge after a Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers to open the season. The Lions have alternated wins and losses in their la
Find out which fantasy football players to start and sit when the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.