It’s time for dessert (and not just pumpkin pie and cheesecake), as the Miami Dolphins are in Green Bay to take on the Packers in this year’s NFL Thanksgiving Night game. As cold as it feels in Green Bay on Thursday, the 8-3 Packers head into Thanksgiving night as one of the hottest teams in the league, having won six of their last seven games. The only loss in that period was against the Lions, who have opted to be the best team in the league. Not bad for the Packers, who have dealt 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, have also been on a stretch, which coincided with the return of QB Tua Tagovailoa. Miami is 4-3 in games it has started this season and has won three in a row, with the offense looking like it did last season when it has recovered. Tagovailoa has thrown for 605 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions in the Dolphins’ last game. two games, and will need to be ready again if the Dolphins (5-6) want to stay connected in the AFC wild card picture.
Regarding the weather, Temperatures will be in the upper 20s at the start and throughout the night.. With winds around 15 miles per hour and gusts near 25 miles per hour, temperatures will feel in the mid-10s range. The last time this Dolphins group played in icy conditions, they failed in a 26-7 playoff loss in Kansas City last January in sub-zero temperatures.