Packers' Jordan Love feasts on Thanksgiving with 4 TDs in win - ESPN

DETROIT — The Green Bay Packers probably wouldn't mind if the NFL scheduled them for a Thanksgiving game again next year. And the year after. And the year after that.

Jordan Love and Micah Parsons feasted on holiday football once again. The Packers quarterback and defensive star brought a few others along for the ride in Thursday's 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions.

Love stayed perfect on turkey day. The Packers have played on this day during all three years that he has been the starting quarterback and they won every time, with Love playing better each year. This time, it was with four touchdown passes, including a pair on fourth down.

Parsons, a regular participant on this day from his time with the Dallas Cowboys, added another 2.5 sacks against the Lions to run his career Thanksgiving total to 8.5 sacks in five games.

Throw in big games from receivers Dontayvion Wicks (six catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns) and Christian Watson (four catches for 80 yards and one touchdown) plus coach Matt LaFleur beating the Lions at their own game by dominating on fourth down, and just about everyone in the visitors locker room went home happy.

«It definitely brings a different vibe to it for sure, the energy out there,» Watson said of playing on Thanksgiving. «I mean we bring our own energy most of the time and just go out there and play football,» Watson said. «But these ones definitely have a little bit of boost to 'em, so it's definitely fun to play these Thanksgiving games for sure.»

The Packers swept the Lions after getting swept by them last season; the Packers' 2024 Thanksgiving game was a home win over the Dolphins.

They clinched Thursday's game thanks to an aggressive call from LaFleur on fourth-and-3 from the Lions'