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The Green Bay Packers have an opportunity to gain some massive ground in the NFC North on Thanksgiving. The Packers take on the Lions in what could be their most important remaining game of the regular season. Green Bay is 7-3-1 and only barely ahead of Detroit at 7-4 heading into Week 13. The outcome of this game could be huge for either side.
If the Packers win, they’ll have a head-to-head tiebreaker against the Lions in terms of playoff seeding. That would give them a big advantage when competing for the NFC North title as well. Plus, gaining a win and handing a rival an L is always a positive outcome.
Meanwhile, a Packers loss would put the Lions right back in the mix. They are currently just outside the NFC playoff picture, so they will likely come into Thursday’s game with a ton of energy. Green Bay would still be alive in this scenario, but it is far from ideal.
So which team will come out on top in this one? And are there any key matchups that could tilt the outcome one way or another?
Below we will explore three Packers bold predictions ahead of their Thanksgiving matchup against the Lions.
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The Packers have a unique offense that is difficult for many NFL teams to defend against. That could be the case for the Lions as well.
Green Bay does not have one elite wide receiver. Instead, they have several solid options, allowing them to take whatever completions are open and make the most of them.
Lions have surrendered chunk plays of 20+ yards through the air in their last five games at least. In fact, they’ve allowed several of those plays in the same game multiple times.
Despite this, Detroit’s defense is middle of the road with 210.5 passing yards allowed per game.
Putting that together, it seems that Green Bay will have their opportunities to do some damage in the passing game. They’ll just have to capitalize when giving the opportunity.
Love’s best game of the 2025 season came in Week 8 against the Steelers. He went 29-of-37 for 360 passing yards and three downs in that game.
I believe that Love can one-up that effort on Thanksgiving.
I predict that Jordan Love will have his best game of the season against Detroit on Thursday. He will throw for at least 350 passing yards and four touchdowns. Let’s say one of those is a rushing touchdown.
If that happens, the Packers have a great chance of winning this game.
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