Green Bay Packers facing injury crisis ahead of Thanksgiving showdown with Miami Dolphins

The Green Bay Packers are acceptable to beryllium without 4 cardinal starters for their Thanksgiving showdown with the Miami Dolphins, a contention the Packers volition consciousness they request to win

The Green Bay Packers are bracing themselves to beryllium without 4 cardinal players for their Thanksgiving showdown with the Miami Dolphins - a crippled they'll consciousness compelled to win.

The Packers are presently connected a commendable two-game NFL winning streak arsenic they hole to look the Dolphins, a crippled successful which they're expected to triumph, to support up with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings successful the NFC North. Green Bay are trailing by 2 wins down the Lions, who are starring some the part and the league with conscionable six games remaining, portion Detroit volition besides beryllium successful enactment connected Thanksgiving.

Despite being tipped to win, Green Bay could beryllium missing superstar cornerback Jaire Alexander, wide receiver Romeo Doubs and off-ball linebackers Edgerrin Cooper and Isaiah McDuffie. The Packers mightiness person to trust connected respective rookies if each 4 are sidelined, which could importantly power the game's result against a revitalised Dolphins team.

Miami person been connected a winning streak since Tua Tagovailoa returned arsenic quarterback, with the offence looking stronger than ever.

Meanwhile, Packers backmost Jordan Love continues his unpredictable play aft becoming 1 of the NFL's highest-paid players, already throwing 11 interceptions this twelvemonth - matching his full from past season. He has thrown 18 touchdowns truthful acold done 11 games.

"Great player," said Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel erstwhile asked astir Love up of the game. "I deliberation what's been chill is immoderate clip you ticker radical person expectations thrust upon them and past to beryllium capable to turn arsenic a quarterback, you tin spot the power connected his crippled that helium took from Aaron Rodgers but past you tin besides spot him play his ain benignant of ball.

"I deliberation the mode helium competes is existent cool; I deliberation he's not acrophobic of the situation. He volition marque the long, intermediate oregon abbreviated throw, truthful it's been chill to ticker him develop, and I cognize Matt (LaFleur, Green Bay's caput coach) has a amusive clip coaching him."

The Lions are acceptable to look a struggling Bears squad successful the archetypal Thanksgiving game, with Chicago connected a five-game losing streak contempt Caleb Williams' standout performances successful consecutive weeks. The Lions-Bears lucifer volition footwear disconnected a trio of Thanksgiving games, followed by the Dallas Cowboys hosting the New York Giants and past the Dolphins heading to Lambeau Field to situation the Packers.

The Vikings won't spot enactment until Sunday erstwhile they instrumentality connected Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals, pursuing a constrictive triumph implicit the Bears - an overtime triumph that saw backmost Sam Darnold proceed his awesome season.