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Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
“Where did this Jordan Love kid come from?”
“Aren’t the Detroit Lions supposed to be good this year?”
“I can’t name a single player in Green Bay’s secondary.”
“Did you know Dan Campbell loves going for it on fourth down?”
These conversations and more were undoubtedly echoing through living rooms all across the country as the Packers and Lions kicked off the holiday slate of games on Thanksgiving. It’s the NFL’s most-played matchup in its 100-plus-year history. It almost always goes in the Packers’ favor and Thursday’s 29-22 Green Bay win was no exception.
The moon was in a waxing gibbous phase, after all.
That wasn’t the expectation coming in, however. Detroit was 8-2. Green Bay is the youngest team in the league with a new quarterback under center. These aren’t your father’s Lions; they’re competing for the NFC’s top seed! Things were supposed to have changed.
But while everyone was busy marveling about Detroit, the Packers were quietly getting better… and better. And so was their young signal caller.
Love finished the afternoon 22-of-32 for 268 yards and three touchdowns against no interceptions. He had a passer rating of 125.5 — a career-high in a full game. It comes as Love has shown steady signs of improvement over the past few weeks. The Packers have now won three of their last four following a four-game losing skid. What’s more is that Love has shown leadership and poise through it all, looking every bit the franchise quarterback Green Bay hoped he’d be.
“He’s honestly the most confident guy I’ve played with just in terms of his ability to stay in it regardless of the circumstances,” said wide receiver Christian Watson, who had his best game of the season with five catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. “He’s doing his thing out here. I’m proud of him.”
Jordan Love throws for three touchdowns in the Packers’ upset win over Lions
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