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Dolphins 17 vs 30 Packers summary. score, stats, and highlights | NFL Week 13 Thanksgiving Day

The resurgent Miami Dolphins have won three games in a row and tonight they take on a Green Bay Packers team hovering around the top of the NFC.

Miami had a real chance to draw within one score, but after having 2nd and Goal from the 1, they were forced to a 4th and Goal from the 1 and Tua was sacked by Quay Walker to end any thoughts of a late comeback from Green Bay. 

The Packers are still hanging around the top of the NFC, but trail the Lions, Vikings and Eagles in their chase for the one seed. They have started to connect he dots and have looked like a complete team over the last two weeks. 

The Dolphins drop to two games under .500 and will now have to win out if they are going to have any chance of making the playoffs. 

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There was a moment when you though maybe just maybe the Dolphins could make a comeback. Tua hit De'Von Achane for a 14 yard TD strike and the two point conversoin gave Miami life for a very brief moment. 

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The Packers went up by three scores late in the 2nd quarter and from there, really didn't have any trouble. Love his Reed for their second TD link of the night and that would really be all the Packers needed against a Dolphins team that took too long to wake up. Love went 21/28 for 274 yards and 2 TDs on another complete night from the GB offense. 

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On the Packers second TD drive of the night, they used a bit of bully ball an ran over the Dolphins defense on a cold, cold night in Green Bay. The temperatures were well below freezing and the Dolphins didn't look ready for it. Jacobs ended the night with a TD and 43 yards on 19 carries but also had 74 yards on 4 catches. 

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A couple plays later it was Jordan Love connecting with his favorite target, Jayden Reed who only had three catches on the night but two of them were touchdowns. The Dolphins didn't make a whole lot of turnovers, but they made a lot of mental mistakes and that cost them on a short week in Green Bay. 

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The Green Bay Packers kept pace with the rest of the NFC elites with a Thanksgiving win over the Miami Dolphins. Jayden Reed caught two first half TDs as the Packers rolled to a 30-11 win in Lambeau. 

The Packers got gifted an early Thanksgiving Day present by the Dolphins after getting stopped on their first possession of the game. Malik Washington fumbled the punt to give the Packers the ball back at the Dolphins 10 yard line and the Packers never looked back. 

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IT'S ALL OVER!!!

THE PACKERS USE A BIG FIRST HALF TO BREEZE PAST THE DOLPHINS ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT!

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Tua over the middle for Smit again, but this pass is batted away by Brooks. 

3rd and 15 from the MIA 15. 

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Tua over the middle for Smith and he reels it in for a gain of 5 yards. 

2nd and 15 from the MIA 15. 

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Tua to the right side for AChane for a gain of 7 yards but a holding call with bring that play back. 

1st and 20 from the MIA 10 

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WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING WITH 1:57 TO GO. 

MIA ball from the 20, needing a miracle. 

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Love takes a deep shot for Watson but that pass is batted away. There was contact, but no flag flew. 

4th and 11 from the 50 with 2:05 to go. 

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Jacobs is eaten up for a loss of 3 yards by Sieler. 

3rd and 11 from the 50. 

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From the MIA 49, Jacobs takes a run up the middle for two yards. Timeout MIA with 2:57 to go. That's their second TO. 

2nd and 8 from the MIA 47. 

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The Packers jump on the onside kick and will be a few first downs away from closing this game out. 

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TOUCHDOWN MIAMI!!!

Tua looks over the middle for Smith, and that pass bounced off him and fell into the hands of Hill in the end zone!

Two Point conversion hits off the hands of Mostert and falls incomplete. 

GB lead 30-17 with 3:04 to go. 

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Tua to Smith on the right side for a gain of 15 and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 12. 

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Tua to Waddle on the crossing route and he takes it for 9 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the GB 27. 

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Tua's quick pass to Washington slips through his hands and falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the GB 36. 

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Deep slant for Hill and he takes it for 30 yards down the middle. 

1st and 10 from the GB 36. 

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Tua finds Achane over the middle and he reels it in for a gain of 8 yards. 

3rd and 9 from the MIA 34. 

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MIA take over from their 33, and Tua is sacked by Clark for a loss of 7 yards. 

2nd and 17 from the MIA 26. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

McManus comes on and essentially ices this game with a 33 yard field goal, his third of the night. 

GB lead 30-11 with 5:02 to go in the 4th quarter. 

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Love looking for Reed on the short pass right at the goal line and he makes the catch but is dropped short of the end zone.  A flag flew for unnecessary roughness on GB, which will push them back 15 yards. 

4th and Goal from the MIA 15. 

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Jacobs hops around a defender and he picks up 3 yards. Timeout MIA with 5:25 to go. That's their first. 

3rd and Goal from the 4. 

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Jacobs to the left side and he is taken down after a two yard gain. 

2nd and Goal from the MIA 7. 

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Play action from Love and he looks left for Kraft with a short pass on the left side and he takes it 10 yards for a first down. 

1st and Goal from the MIA 9. 

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Pass to Reed in the flat falls incomplete. It was scooped and scored by MIA, but after a quick replay that is ruled incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the MIA 19. 

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Love checks down to Jacobs on the short pass over the middle and he makes a move on a couple defenders and takes it for 49 yards!

1st and 10 from the MIA 19. 

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Play action and bootleg from Love to the left side and he finds Kraft with an easy pass that he takes 16 yards for a first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 32. 

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Love over the middle for Reed who was being held up and a flag flies for defensive holding. 

1st and 10 from the GB 16. 

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GB from their own 7 and Jacobs takes a run to the right side for a gain of 4 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the GB 11. 

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!

The pocket collapses on Tua and Walker drops him for a six yard gain and the Packers take over after a huge stop. 

1st and 10 Packers, from the GB 7 with 9:33 to go. 

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Tua with the play fake and he looked to Smith off his back foot but that pass was broken up by Nixon. 

4th and Goal from the 1 and Miami has to go for it. 

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Achane is stopped at the line of scrimmage by Gary. 

3rd and Goal from the GB 1. 

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Achane with a big hole on the left side and he takes it down to the 1 yard line. 

2nd and Goal from the GB 1. 

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Tua fakes the pitch and he goes over the middle for Waddle for a gain of 12 yards.

1st and Goal from the GB 9. 

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Tua moves the chains with a pass to Beckham on the slant pattern for a gain of 9 yards. 

1st and 10 from the GB 21. 

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Tua checks down for Achane out of the backfield for a short gain of 3 on the left side. 

3rd and 6 from the GB 30. 

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Achane is stopped on the run to the left side for a short gain of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the GB 33. 

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Deep in from Hill and he reels in the catch and tucks it for 24 yards on the catch and run. 

1st and 10 from the GB 34. 

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Pass to Achane on the right side and he takes it 3 yards for a first down. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 42. 

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An encroachment on GB moves the Dolphins up 5 yards.

2nd and 2 from the MIA 39. 

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WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER FROM GREEN BAY!!!

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Mostert to the left side out of the shotgun and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the MIA 34. 

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MIA get the ball back from their 18 and Tua finds Hill over the middle for a 13 yard pick up to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 31. 

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Jacobs gets the handoff and is dropped by Jones for a loss of 2 yards. 

4th and 3 from the GB 47 and the Packers will punt with 34 to go in the third quarter. 

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Love over the middle for Wicks and he weaves his way for 9 yards to bring up 3rd and short. 

3rd and 1 from the GB 49 

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Love's short pass to Watson was batted down by Ramsey who was on the blitz from the right side. 

2nd and 10 from the GB 40. 

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GB take over from the 30 and Love looks to Wicks with a dangerous pass to the right sideline that ends up in his WR's hands despite almost getting picked by Brook. 

1st and 10 from the GB 40. 

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The Dolphins are on the board after this screen pass to Achane, but is it a little too late for MIA?

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TOUCHDOWN MIAMI!!!

Achane out of the backfield and he follows his blockers into the end zone for a 14 yard catch and run!

Tua finds Waddle on the pass to Waddle who made a toe tap on the right sideline for the two point conversion. 

GB lead 27-11 with 2:43 to go in the third quarter. 

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Tua over the middle again, this time for Waddle and he makes the catch for 16 yards inside the GB 15. 

1st and 10 from the GB 14. 

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Tua goes to the air and hits Smith over the middle for a gain of 16 and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 30. 

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Mostert is stopped for no gain on the run to the left side. 

4th and 1 from the GB 46. 

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Tua over the middle and he finds Washington for an 8 yard gain. 

3rd and 1 from the GB 46. 

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End around from Mostert and he gets maybe a yard on the right side. 

2nd and 9 from the MIA 46. 

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Tua to Smith on the left side and he makes a short catch that he takes for a 13 yard gain. The ball popped out but it bounced out of bounds before GB could jump on it. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 45. 

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Mostert to the left side and he breaks a tackle, throws a stiff arm and takes it for 26 yards but a holding call on Hill will bring that play back 10 yards but it will still be a first down.  

1st and 8 from the MIA 32. 

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MIA get the ball back from the 30 needing a TD on this drive. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

McManus comes on for the second time tonight and he bangs home the 24 yard field goal. 

Packers lead 27-3 midway through the third quarter. 

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Love with the roll out to the right side and he let it go for Reed on the sideline and he made the catch but was short of the marker. 

4th and 3 from the MIA 6. 

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Love to Brooks on the left side and he is stuffed by the other Brooks for a loss of 4 yards. 

3rd and 12 from the MIA 15. 

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Brooks to the left side and he goes for a short gain of 2. 

2nd and 8 from the MIA 11. 

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Pass to the flat for Jacobs and he follows his blockers for a gain of 15 yards on first down!

1st and 10 from the MIA 13. 

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Love looks deep down the right sideline for Watson and he makes a sprawling catch for 46 yards!

1st and 10 from the MIA 28!

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Jacobs with another carry up the middle and he gets a yard. 

3rd and 6 from the GB 26. 

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GB get the ball back from their 22 and Jacobs picks up 3 yard on the first down run to the left side. 

2nd and 7 from the GB 25. 

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After a delay of game by MIA, Tua goes over the middle for Beckham Jr. and that pass was a little behind him.

4th and 3 from the MIA 29 and the Dolphins will punt. 

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Tua rolls to the left side and finds Ingold for a short gain of 5 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the MIA 29. 

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MIA get the ball back from their 23 and Tua finds Hill over the middle for a short gain of a couple after bobbling it in finally reeling it in. 

2nd and 8 from the MIA 25.

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WE ARE BACK IN GREEN BAY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION. 

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Love is 11/15 for 111 yards and has two TDs, both to Jayden Reed. They have been absolutely dominant from start to finish. They have 30 more minutes to hold off this Dolphins offense. 

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Tua is 14/19 but only has 118 yards and has been under pressure much more than his 2 sacks suffered would suggest. The Dolphins have 121 total yards after two quarters. 

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The Packers played smash mouth football on their second drive letting Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson drive them down the field. It was Jacobs punching his fourth TD into the end zone in the last five quarters. 

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On 3rd down, Love connected with what is becoming his favorite receiver, Jayden Reed for their first of two TD connection. 

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The Packers lead big after 30 minutes, but they were handed their opening TD by Washington after he muffed a punt and the Packers recovered it inside the 10. 

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WE ARE HEADING TO HALFTIME FROM GREEN BAY WITH THE PACKERS UP BIG ON MIAMI. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

McManus drills the 46 yard field goal and that's how we head to halftime here from Lambeau. 

GB are up 24-3 after 30 minutes. 

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Brooks up the middle and he picks up 8 yards to get a little better field goal position. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 27, and GB take their last time out with 3 seconds to go. 

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Love with the pass over the middle for Kraft and he drags it in for a gain of 9 yards. Timeout GB, their 2nd, with 8 seconds to go. 

2nd and 1 from the MIA 35. 

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Love finds Kraft on the right side and he makes the catch and shakes off a tackle from Ramsey for a 17 yard pick up. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 44. Timeout GB with 15 to go. 

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Tua over the middle for Achane but that pass was too high and the Dolphins turn it over on downs. 

1st and 10 from the GB 38 with 27 seconds on the clock. 

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Tua over the middle for Washington and he got popped by McDuffie and that ball falls incomplete. 

4th and 5 from the GB 38 and the offense stays on the field. 

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Tua over the middle for Achane and he makes the catch for five yards. 

3rd and 5 from the GB 31 and MIA take their last timeout wit 31 seconds left. 

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Tua goes deep over the middle for Hill and that pass falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the GB 43. 

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Tua back to Smith over the middle and that goes for 11 yards and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 43. 

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Tua over the middle and he finds Smith for 7 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 46. 

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Tua tucks it and runs to the right side and he picks up 9 yards 

3rd and 1 from the MIA 39. 

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MIA get the ball back from the 30 with 1:32 to go in the first half. and Tua's pass to Hill deep over the middle is incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the MIA 30. 

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Reed reels in his second TD catch of the night and the Packers are all over the Dolphins on a chill night in Green Bay. 

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TOUCHDOWN PACKERS!!!

Love with the play action and he finds Reed on the shallow out to the left side and he follows his blockers into the end zone from 12 yards out!

GB lead 21-3 with 1:36 to go in the first half. 

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Brooks makes the catch in the flat and he picks up 5 yards on the right side. 

3rd and 2 from the MIA 12. Timeout MIA with 1:40 to go. 

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Jacobs gets the handoff to the right side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the MIA 17. Timeout MIA with 1:48 to go, their 1st. 

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After a false start on GB backs the Packers up 5 yards, Love goes deep for Watson on the left side for a gain of 21 yards. There was a defensive PI but that flag is declined since Watson made the catch. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 20. 

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TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM GREEN BAY!

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Brooks to the right side and he breaks it for an 18 yard pick up and a first down as we go to the Two Minute Warning. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 18.

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GB get the ball back from their 38 and Love finds Wicks over the middle and for a gain of 8 yards on first down. 

2nd and 2 from the GB 46. 

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Tua goes down again, this time he's brought down by Enagbare for a loss of 9. 

4th and 17 from the MIA 18 and the Fins punt with 3:03 to go in the first half. 

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Tua tried to step up in the pocket and he is sacked by Van Ness for a loss of 2. 

3rd and 8 from the MIA 27. 

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Tua finds Smith over the middle and he turns up field and picks up 14 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the MIA 29. 

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Achane up the middle and he gets a yards but a holding penalty is going to back MIA up 10 yards. 

1st and 20 from the MIA 15. 

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Tua down the right sideline and he finds Mostert on the fade for a gain of 14 yards.

1st and 10 from the MIA 25. 

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Achane gets the handoff and picks up a yard but an offside is going to give the Dolphins a free five yards. 

1st and 5 from the MIA 11. 

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After a delay of game the punt unit comes on and pins the Dolphins back to the 5 yard line. 

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Love over the middle for Reed on the slant but that pass was batted away by Neal. 

4ht and 6 from the MIA 43 and the offense stays on the field. 

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Jacobs up the middle and he is stopped after a gain of a yard. 

3rd and 6 from the MIA 43. 

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Love finds Jacobs out of the backfield and he gets a short gain of 3 on the right side. 

2nd and 7 from the MIA 44. 

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GB get the ball back from the 30 and Reed gets the end around and he takes it 23 yards on the right side to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 47. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

The Dolphins are on the board with a 33 yard field goal from Sanders. 

GB lead 14-3 with 8:44 to go in the 2nd quarter. 

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Tua's pass to Mostert over the middle is incomplete and the FG unit will come on. 

4th and Goal from the GB 15. 

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Screen to Washington in the left flat and he is brought down for no gain. 

3rd and Goal from the GB 15. 

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Achane is dropped in the backfield by Mosby after he blew that play up for a loss of 6. 

2nd and Goal from the GB 15. 

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Tua extends the drive with a pass over the middle for Waddle and he takes it 16 yards for the first down inside the 10. 

1st and 10 from the GB 9. 

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A neutral zone infraction gives the Dolphins back those five yards and here comes the offense again. 

4th and 4 from the GB 25. 

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A delay of game backs the Dolphins up five yards and that is going to bring the FG unit out. 

4th and 9 from the GB 30. 

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Tua to Hill on the crossing route and he is dropped after a short gain of 2. 

4th and 4 from the GB 25. The offense stays on the field. 

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Tua to the flat for Achane and he makes a move around a defender and turns a loss into a 5 yard gain. 

3rd and 6 from the GB 27. 

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Handoff to Achane and this time he is taken down by Walker for a loss of a yard. 

2nd and 11 from the GB 32. 

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Achane bursts up the right side for a 13 yard pick up and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 31. 

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Tua finds Ingold in space on the right side and he takes it for 13 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the GB 44. 

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WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE PACKERS ARE ALL OVER THE DOLPHINS AFTER 15 MINUTES. 

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Tua to Ingold with a short pass to the left side and he is taken down after a two yard gain. 

2nd and 8 from the MIA 43. 

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Here come the Dolphins looking to get back into this game from the 30. 

Tua finds Smith on the right side for an 11 yard pick up to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 41. 

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The Packers went up big early last week and cruised to victory and they look like they are on track to do the same thing tonight. Josh Jacobs scored his fourth TD in the last five quarters with this one yard run up the middle. 

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TOUCHDOWN PACKERS!!!

Jacobs into the end zone for the first time tonight after scoring a hat trick of TDs last week! 

GB ran it down MIA's throat on that drive and lead 14-0 with under a minute to go in the 1st quarter. 

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Jacobs pushing the pile and he gets all the way to the 1 yard line. 

2nd and Goal from the 1. 

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Draw play out of the shotgun for Wilson and he finds a hole on the right side of the line and busts free for a 15 yard gain!

1st and Goal from the GB 7. 

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Wilson with the run this time and he picks up 5 yards on the run to the right side. 

3rd and 4 from the MIA 22. 

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Jacobs with another run and eh picks up a yard on 1st down. 

2nd and 9 from the MIA 27. 

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Jacobs up the middle and he bursts into the secondary for a gain of 11 and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 28. 

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Jacobs to the right side and he is tripped up after a gain of 2 yards. 

2nd and 8 from the MIA 39.

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Love with a short pass to Kraft in stride up the left hash and he takes it 17 yards on the catch and run. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 41. 

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Love with the play fake and he finds Kraft over the middle for a gain of 7 yards to bring up 3rd and short. 

3rd and 3 from the GB 42. 

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Love over the middle for Wicks and that pass was tipped up and almost picked by Kohou who took an awkward hit and stays down on the ground as the medical staff comes out. 

2nd and 10 from the GB 35. 

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Jacbos to the left side and he moves the chains on a short gain of 2. 

1st and 10 from the GB 35. 

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GB get the ball back from their 24 and Love finds Kraft with a short pass to the right side for 9 yards.

2nd and 1 from the GB 33. 

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Handoff to Mostert to the right side and he is taken down after a short gain of 3. 

4th and forever and the Dolphins will punt with 7:53 to go in the 1st quarter. 

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Tua tried to step up in the pocket and he was wrapped up for a loss of 2. A late flag on Smith will back up the Dolphins 15 yards after he grabbed a Packers facemask after the play. 

3rd and 29 from the MIA 42.

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After a false start on Hill gave the penalty yardage back, its Achane up the middle and he is wrapped up by McDuffie for a loss of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the MIA 42. 

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Tua was sacked by Enagbare, but a flag flies for offside on GB. 

1st and 5 from the MIA 48.

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Tua finds Achane on the right side out of the backfield and he moves the chains with a 7 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the MIA 43. 

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Screen pass to Achane out of the backfield and he follows his blockers on the right side for a gain of 11 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the MIA 36. 

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MIA get the ball from the 30 and a false start backs the Fins up five yards. 

1st and 15 from the MIA 25. 

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On 3rd and Goal, the Love goes to his favorite target, Jayden Reed for the opening TD of the game after an early mistake from MIA. 

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Team from Florida don't tend to do well in the frigid weather of Green Bay, and just like that, the Dolphins fumble the punt and the Packers jump on the loose ball. 

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TOUCHDOWN PACKERS!!!

Love goes to the right side for Reed on the short out route and he makes the catch right at the pylon!

GB take the 7-0 lead after the muffed punt. 12:00 to go in the 1st quarter. 

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Jacobs to the left side and this time he is taken down at the line of scrimmage. 

3rd and Goal from the 3. 

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Jacobs to the left side and he picks up 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and Goal from the MIA 3. 

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FUMBLE!!!

Whelan punted to Washington inside the 15 and he muffs it!!! Rochell makes the recovery for GB at the MIA 9!

1st and Goal for the Packers

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Love was pressured and sacked by Sieler. The ball came out but it was on his hand was making a forward throwing motion, so it's called an incomplete pass. 

4th and 14 from the GB 42. 

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After a false start on GB, Love goes deep for Reed but that pass was way overthrown down the right side. 

3rd and 14 from the GB 42. 

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Jacobs up the middle on the first play of the game and he gets a yard on his opening run of the night. 

2nd and 9 from the GB 47. 

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WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM GREEN BAY!!!

The Dolphins win the toss and differ so here comes Jordan Love and the Packers who get the ball at their 46 after a big return from Nixon. 

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Tonight’s odds  

On a short week, at home, in the cold, against a team from Miami, it only makes sense that the Packers are a favorite coming into tonight’s game. They are giving three points to the Dolphins, (-3) and the Over/Under is set at 47. 

 

This one seems like a toss up for me. The Dolphins offense is back to looking like a juggernaut and they are going up against a defense that is missing their leader. The question is, how do they handle the cold weather? There is no forecast of snow, and the wind shouldn’t be too bad, which will help, but it’s still a Miami team in Green Bay in late November. These are the games that the Dolphins have needed to win, but they haven’t been able to over the last few years. I think Tua and the Dolphins go into Lambeau and light it up on Thanksgiving night.

Dolphins win 33-19.

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NFL Standings 

Taking a look at both the AFC and the NFC standings, we see the Chiefs at the top of the conference with their 10-1 record. Right behind them sit the Dolphins division rivals the Buffalo Bills at 9-2 and just behind them are the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8-3. The Ravens are in the mix as well, but they might have to settle for a Wild Card spot with four losses already. Ravens have eight wins, the Chargers have seven and so do the Broncos. That means the 5-6 Dolphins have some work to do and need some outside help if they are going to sneak into the playoffs. 

 

The NFC is looking just as tight, especially the NFC North which is without question the top division in football. The Lions are 10-1, currently holding the one seed, with the Vikings and Eagles right behind them. The Packers are hanging in the mix at 8-3, but after that it’s a toss up. Two of the three Wild Cards look like they will go to NFC North teams, but the Commanders, Cardinals, Rams, Niners, and Bucs are also in contention. 

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Star watch: Packers

Green Bay made a decision to let Aaron Jones go knowing he was one of the most beloved players in the locker room and one of the most loved players by the Packers’ fans. They took a chance on a former rushing leader, Josh Jacobs, and it seems like the risk is paying off. Jacobs is one of three big name running backs that found new homes this offseason and all three are having incredible success in their first year with their new teams. Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley might be getting all the accolades but Jacbos deserves to be right there in the conversation. He is third in rushing yards with 944, behind only Barkley and Henry, and has 7 TDs on the ground and another 186 yards and 1 TD receiving. He might prove to be the missing piece that takes this team from a good team to an elite team. 

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Star watch: Dolphins  

If we needed any evidence of just how important Tua is to this Dolphins team, all you have to do is look at that four game stretch that Miami had without their starting quarterback. In only one of those games did the back up QBs throw for more than 107 yards as the offense averaged 10 ppg. Since then Tua is averaging 255 yards and the Dolphins are averaging 29 ppg. The Dolphins knew exactly how important he is to this franchise, and that’s why they decided to show him the money this offseason. The one knock on Tua, and the Dolphins is their historic inability to win the big one. This one, tonight, with their season on the line, on Thanksgiving, in front of the entire nation, is a big one. He’s got a chance to silence some critics tonight if he has a big game on a chilly night in Green Bay.

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Season recap: Packers 

The Packers came into the season with plenty of hope after a surprising start to Jordan Love’s career as QB1 in Title Town. They turned it on in the second half of the season and made the playoffs, and advanced to the divisional round before getting KOed by the Niners. This year, they are expected to go even further with a year of experience under their belts. They lost their opener to a tough Eagles team in Brazil, but then rattled off six of the next seven games. Their two losses following their season opening loss to Philly were against the Vikings and the Lions, all three of those teams are the only ones in front of them in the NFC. Their big wins have come against the Rams, but that was when they were without Puka and Cooper Kupp, and then a narrow last second win over Houston. Since the loss to the Lions in Week 9 they have scrapped by Chicago on a last second blocked field goal, and crushed the Niners last week in Lameau. Like we said, this team hasn’t played elite football yet, but if they continue their form from last week, they might be considered an elite team before too long. 

 

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Season recap: Dolphins 

This season was supposed to be the season the Dolphins got over the hump and won the big one. They gave Tua a big contract extension over the summer, beefed up their offense and made a couple big signings on the other side of the ball. Things took a downward spiral when Tua suffered yet another concussion and was forced to miss a handful of games after being put on IR. The Dolphins would lose three of four of those game and drop down the AFC standings. Tua returned in Week 8, but the Dolphins would lose to the Cardinals and the Bills by a total of four points in his first two weeks back. Since then the Dolphins have played the Rams, Raiders and Patriots and beaten those teams soundly as offense looks like it’s starting to hit stride once again.

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Last game: Packers 

Green Bay came out and played a complete 60 minutes of football for the first time all season last week against the banged up San Francisco 49ers. They got the ball to start the game, and Josh Jacobs set the tone early running all over the Niners on the opening drive of the afternoon. Jordan Love hit Tucker Kraft on the first TD pass of the game, and Josh Jacobs would punch in one of his three TD runs on the night to go up 17-0 midway through the second quarter. San Fran scored a TD right before the half, but that was the only bit of success they had against a Packers team that dominated in the second half. The would force two turnover on downs, two fumbles and come up with an interception as Jacobs ended the night with a hat-trick and Love had 163 yards and 2 TDs on 13/23 passing.

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Last game: Dolphins 

Miami know they have no margin for error, and acted like it in their game against the Patriots last week. The Pats missed a field goal and were forced into four three-and-outs in their first five drives of the game. Meanwhile, Tua and the Dolphins offense lit up the score board scoring on four straight possession to take a 24-0 lead into the halftime break. Tua would throw his fourth TD of the game to Jalen Waddle in the third quarter and the starters sat for most of the final quarter to get as much rest as they could before tonight’s game on a short week. Tua had 317 yards and 4 TDs on 29/40 passing while Waddle finished the game with 144 yards on 8 receptions as Miami moved to 5-6 on the year. 

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We are live from Lambeau 

Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving. By now you have probably eaten, taken a nap, gone back for seconds and now hopefully you aren’t stuffed to the gills of football, because we have a good one for you tonight from a frigid Green Bay. The Packers are coming off of their best performance of the year last week when they dominated the San Francisco 49ers from wire to wire. This Green Bay side is in the toughest division in football, and comes into to tonight not only in the division race, but also in the race for the one seed in the NFC. They are not considered elite just yet, but if they play like they did last week tonight against the Dolphins they very well may start being considered a serious contender in the conference. The Dolphins are back in the playoff hunt after a rough stretch that saw them lose six of seven games. Tua is back and so is that high octane offense that was the most feared in the league when the Dolphins were at full strength. They have a lot of work to do, but they have to be focused on tonight’s game before they can go thinking about their playoff chances. 

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Dolphins vs. Packers  

It’s a Thanksgiving night showdown for two team who need a win for very different reasons tonight from Lambeau Field. One team needs to win out after a rough start to the season while the other team is looking to stay in the race for a one seed in the NFC. It’s the Miami Dolphins taking on the Green Bay Packers and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from the Frozen Tundra. 

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