It’s time for dessert (and not just pumpkin pie and cheesecake) because the Miami Dolphins are in Green Bay to take on the Packers in this year’s NFL Thanksgiving Night game. Although it will feel chilly in Green Bay on Thursday, the 8-3 Packers head into Thanksgiving as one of the league’s hottest teams, having won six of their last seven games. The only loss in that span was to the Lions, who staked their claim as the league’s best team. Not bad for the Packers, who have struggled with injuries to starting quarterback Jordan Love in his second year at the helm after the Aaron Rodgers show moved to New York.
The Dolphins, meanwhile, were also on a run that coincided with the return of QB Tua Tagovailoa. Miami is 4-3 in games he has started this season and has won three straight, with the offense looking like it did last season when it settled back in. Tagovailoa threw for 605 yards and seven touchdowns without a touchdown in the Dolphins’ last game. two games and will need to be sharp again if the 5-6 Dolphins want to stay connected in the AFC wild card picture.
As for the weather, temperatures will be around 20 degrees at the start and throughout the night. With winds around 15 mph and gusts approaching 25 mph, temperatures will feel like the mid-teens. The last time this group of Dolphins played in freezing conditions was a 26-7 playoff loss at Kansas City last January in sub-zero temperatures.