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Jordan Love and Micah Parsons led Green Bay to its fifth win in the last six Thanksgiving meetings with Detroit.
Green Bay Packers edge-rusher Micah Parsons put himself in a company of one during Thursday's Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions.
The Green Bay Packers held on to beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 in their Thanksgiving Day showdown. With the Packers up by seven with under two minutes to go, they made a fourth-down conversion to seal the game, thanks to a Jordan Love pass to Dontayvion Wicks.
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Former first-round pick Lukas Van Ness has also benefited from the addition of Parsons when he's been on the field. However, Van Ness has been out with an injury, and with Devonte Wyatt out as well, they will need other pass rushers to step up.
The Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett offered words of encouragement to fellow sack artist Micah Parsons prior to the Green Bay Packers' Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Detroit Lions.
Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Week 13 grades! The Green Bay Packers might want to ask the NFL if they can start playing on Thanksgiving every year, because it definitely seems to be Jordan Love's favorite holiday.
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It was the Packers’ stellar defense, led by All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons, who dominated the day, sacking Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy five times. Their stifling performance allowed head coach Matt LaFleur to take pressure off of quarterback Jordan Love, who was playing through a left shoulder injury.