Two years after they went to Ford Field and jump-started their late-season run to the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers spent another Thanksgiving in Detroit — and delivered an arguably even more impressive performance in Thursday’s 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions.

The win improved the Packers to 8-3-1 on the season and could put them in first place in the NFC North if the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles can beat the division-leading Chicago Bears (8-3) in their Black Friday matchup.

The Lions fell to 7-5.

Earlier in the week, Packers quarterback Jordan Love had recalled what a confidence boost he’d gotten from that performance on Thanksgiving 2023, when he completed 22 of 32 passes for 268 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions (125.5 passer rating) in a

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