Summary Dolphins v. Packers
The Green Bay Packers dominated the first half 24-3 on Thursday en route to a 30-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in a Thanksgiving game played in freezing temperatures at the legendary Lambeau. Field.
Reinvigorated since the return to play of Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins (5-7) had won their last three games, but were not able to continue this streak away from the hot sun of Miami. Tagovailoa has now lost all eight games he has played in temperatures below five degrees Celsius.
Jayden Reed caught two touchdown passes from Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs scored a rushing touchdown, all in the first half. The Packers were limited to two field goals in the second half, but the damage was already done for the Dolphins.
Miami’s offense, inert in the first half, showed signs of life after halftime with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tagovailoa to De’Von Achane late in the third quarter.
The Dolphins came back to attack on their next sequence, reaching the one-yard line in Packers territory. Achane was then stopped at the faceoff line on a second down and the goals and Tagovailoa threw an incomplete pass on the third down before being sacked on the fourth, thus missing a great opportunity to score. get within one possession of the Packers with more than nine minutes to play.
Tagovailoa then connected with Tyreek Hill in the end zone, but the Packers were still ahead by 13 after that touchdown with just 3:04 left.
The Dolphins then forced a Green Bay punt to regain the ball after the mandatory two-minute timeout, but the Packers’ defense (9-3) was able to keep them out of the end zone and achieve their third victory in a row, their seventh in their last eight games.
Love threw for 274 yards with two touchdown passes.
Jacobs was limited to 43 yards rushing, but he added 74 yards on four receptions.
“They had a good game plan to stop the run,” Jacobs admitted. We found another way to give me the ball and it worked out well for us. »
Tagovailoa totaled 365 passing yards with two touchdowns.
The Packers, third in the competitive North section of the National Association despite their brilliant 9-3 record, will face the powerful Detroit Lions (11-1) in a very tough division duel next week.
