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That my friends was a great victory. Just three hours of joy in which the Pack played a complete football game, won its third straight and improved to 9-3 on the season. Love was great and once again avoided turnover fever. Josh Jacobs was a force in the PASSING game, the defense beat Tua on his butt all night, and Jayden Reed did Jayden Reed things. It was beautiful.

When the Packers went to Ford Field last year and stunned the Lions, there was no celebratory turkey for Jordan Love. The team talked about it all week and how their mission was to get him the turkey leg this time. Well, they got her husband his turkey leg.

Part of Love’s game that he needs to limit is taking too many swings and looking for the home run ball more than he should. It’s the gunslinger in him. Tonight he was 10/10 for 213 yards on passes of 10+ or ​​more, which is pretty darn tasty for the fans, but he also made plenty of checkdowns and layups like the one shown below. Don’t force it into triple guard, but instead hit Jacobs briefly and see what happens. What happened was that Josh Jacobs put his foot in the ground and left a defender in the dust as he made a 49-yard gain, the longest of his career on a catch.

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With Romeo Doubs out tonight, Jayden Reed had to take on more of the load. Of course, that wasn’t a problem for him because he’s capable of anything. By the way, check out this throw below.

There was a lot more to see of Reed on Thanksgiving evening.

And that story about Tua’s dolphins playing in the cold? Very much still a thing. They were gone most of the night until it was too late.

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3,500 pounds of cold-weather gear to be the same team you’ve always been. Hard.

However, the moment after the game was my best moment. All the guys crowded around the turkey and talked to each other. McDuffie preaches unity there. Jacobs, Love, Watson, Nixon, Reed, just a bunch of guys who love playing together and living in the moment. I love watching it.

Jacobs took the whole damn bird to the locker room to enjoy it.

I’ll tell you what, man. 9-3 after Love almost lost in Brazil earlier in the season? Matt LaFleur is working his ass off this season and proving he is one of the best in the game. Good two big offseason acquisitions: Jacobs and McKinney? You can’t play better. Exceeded all expectations. Hell, even Lukas Van Ness showed signs of life tonight. Quay Walker makes impact plays. Rashan Gary is a threat. Is McManus a real kicker who just hits everything? Things are bad in the division, everyone but the Bears are winning, but one thing is for sure: they don’t want to play this Packers team in January.

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PS It’s still very funny to look back on