The Green Bay Packers pulled off the upset.
Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes in his Thanksgiving game debut and the Packers curtailed the Detroit Lions all game, 29-22, Thursday afternoon at Ford Field.
Have the Packers finally found a worthy successor to Aaron Rodgers?
Detroit’s offense was troubled, losing three fumbles on the afternoon. The Lions were a horrendous 1-5 on fourth downs. To his brand, Dan Campbell passed up on cheap field goals to go for it while in range of kicker Riley Patterson.
Naturally Twitter was full of takes and comments. Here are some of the best to emerge.
Jared Goff doing his best Marv impersonation from Home Alone pic.twitter.com/McDBSjE9w0
— Kellen (@Krush59) November 23, 2023
Jared Goff’s forehead 💀 pic.twitter.com/RFVbtelzjg
— GhettoGronk (@TheGhettoGronk) November 23, 2023
What a start for the @packers!#GBvsDET | via @NFL pic.twitter.com/Mj847IZhj3
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) November 23, 2023
Jordan Love with an insanely accurate touchdown throw
— Jalen McClain (@jalenmc19) November 23, 2023
Lions pregame show:
“Jordan Love… he’s just ordinary . He’s nothing special.”
JL opening drive: 3-3, 71yds, TD pic.twitter.com/aGJZFOKWr8
— Dario Melendez (@Dario_Melendez) November 23, 2023
Jordan Love deep ball ✅
Christian Watson catch ✅
AJ Dillon first down ✅
First drive TD ✅Packers exorcising a lot of their perceived demons on that drive. To quote whoever was near that field mic: LFG!
— Jen Lada (@JenLada) November 23, 2023
Sam Laporta when it’s time to carry my fantasy team again pic.twitter.com/SMtqKsKODM
— Matt (@PS2Island2) November 23, 2023
Goff to LaPorta for the 7-yd TD. Great catch. #GBvsDET
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) November 23, 2023
Lions drive down the field for a LaPorta TD. Patterson misses the XP, so #Packers lead 7-6.
— Packers Table Talk (@PackersTablTalk) November 23, 2023
Sam is becoming a man amongst boys!
A great TD!— Robot Junkyard Studios aka Jim (@RobotJunkyard72) November 23, 2023
Me thinking the Lions can contend for a Super Bowl with Aaron Glenn running the defense #Lions pic.twitter.com/qsVaTc0bVE
— Connor Dwyer (@ConnieMackDwyer) November 23, 2023
#GoPackGo offense is cooking early🔥. pic.twitter.com/SaWkwopSUu
— krazzie (@yoennalcides) November 23, 2023
Those are by far 2 of the most fun drives we’ve seen this season from the @packers. Keep cooking.
— JTravis (@josephtravis16) November 23, 2023
we back baby. #onepride pic.twitter.com/numgYzO1Dq
— zach walsh (@zzachwalsh) November 23, 2023
Why do I feel like I’ve seen this play called incomplete a million times? At least the Packers missed the EP https://t.co/fH53bN7Bk4
— The Drew & Mike Show (@DrewMikePodcast) November 23, 2023
That was an incomplete pass #DetVsGB
— Captain Jack Bartarrow (@Bartlebets) November 23, 2023
Jared Goff……yikes!
— Hutch (@EricSHutchison) November 23, 2023
I’m sick of Jared Goff. At this point give us Bridgewater.
— Deakon Dozy-Aye (@Dozier_313) November 23, 2023
Jared Goff becoming a turnover machine is an interesting development for a good Lions team.
— CEO, Vandelay Industries (@CEOVandelay) November 23, 2023
Green Bay whenever Detroit has a good season going pic.twitter.com/l4G7UGj4xT
— Isaac (@wimmer33fan) November 23, 2023
@Lions every thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/JmDoJFoi5L
— Bruh (@Bruhmcfadden) November 23, 2023
My God, even Penei Sewell is getting beat. Offensive line is having a really bad game.
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) November 23, 2023
The Detroit Lions are STILL frauds #NFL pic.twitter.com/QnSlnUA2pa
— Drunk Ryan Poles (@DrunkRyanPoles) November 23, 2023
Why are the Detroit Lions playing Brian Branch deep!!????. Keep him near the line of scrimmage!!!!
— Stink Pink Gators (@Slimdst82) November 23, 2023
The Detroit Lions 🦁seem defeated as a Thanksgiving turkey 🦃 right now. pic.twitter.com/LQ49OcVn38
— World Markets (@MarketBrews) November 23, 2023
Goff learning he has to put the ball on the money pic.twitter.com/QarvKp2Xzp
— Depressed Bears Fan (@DannyHirsch16) November 23, 2023
This is on everyone this whole team has played very bad From top to bottom Worst game of the year by far but we still have a chance somehow#OnePride
— Joey Adorjan (ALPHA REMIX HD) (@Alpha_Remix_HD) November 23, 2023
i have bad news for the lions 🙁
since the afl/nfl merger, they are 0-12 (.000) on thanksgiving when the moon is in a waxing gibbous phase. tomorrow is a waxing gibbous pic.twitter.com/IlKqXH5cgr
— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) November 22, 2023
Jack Harlow tried to fire up the Detroit Lions crowd.
"This game is not over!" pic.twitter.com/novB04isZY
— Ryan Reynolds (@coolsportsvids) November 23, 2023
Montgomery is garbage lol https://t.co/JS6XFmtbCx
— 🐐 (@TheOtherSacco) November 23, 2023
Green Bay, Wisconsin when Jordan Love gets a #1 Wide Receiver pic.twitter.com/9iOG8WWy0h
— Marcus Whitman (@TFG_Football) November 23, 2023
Jordan Love 🤝 Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/jXAGqLbteD
— Real Friends & Football (@rff_football) November 23, 2023
When you got Amon Ra St Brown on your fantasy team and the lions are down in the 4th quarter https://t.co/giMRWVjTdH
— Killah-Bee (@LilJaysin76) November 23, 2023
Thank you for that 2nd seed Green Bay https://t.co/jYmSYN5pbK
— NBN_Chan (@LittleChan23) November 23, 2023
He’s not mostly to blame today but this is still true https://t.co/6YJikmabZ4
— JahmyrSZN (@2forMVP) November 23, 2023
Somebody want to tell the @Lions that they are down 2 possessions not 1?
— Marty (@UnlimitedMarty) November 23, 2023
Sure do wish the @Lions could show up for more of a game against division opponents than just for comebacks 🤦♂️#HappyThanksgiving
— Matt Batten (@B4TM4Nest86) November 23, 2023
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys shouldn’t automatically be the premier team we watch on Thanksgiving. They should match up two teams that performed well in the prior season.
— Glenn Manty (@glenno116) November 23, 2023