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Packers Problem Ahead of Dolphins Trip to Green Bay

A surprise revelation could have an impact on the Miami Dolphins' Thanksgiving night game at Lambeau Field

Alain Poupart

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) tackles Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) during the first quarter of their game Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) tackles Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift (4) during the first quarter of their game Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Soldier Field in Chicago. / Mark Hoffman/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
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The Miami Dolphins will have to take care of business against the New England Patriots on Sunday to continue their playoff push, but the first major test will come four days later against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving night.

And there has been a significant development regarding that matchup, with news about cornerback Jaire Alexander telling The Athletic he's dealing with a torn PCL, which would make it highly unlikely he'd be able to play against the Dolphins.

Alexander hasn't practiced at all this week ahead of the Packers' home against the San Francisco 49ers after playing only 10 snaps against the Chicago Bears last Sunday. Alexander sustained the injury late in the Packers' victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 27.

As a point of reference, L.A. Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua missed five games, plus a bye, with a similar injury earlier this season.

A KEY PIECE FOR PACKERS

Alexander has started seven games this season and has two interceptions.

He made the Pro Bowl in both 2020 and 2022, the last two seasons he played more than 10 games. In that 2022 season, he had one of Green Bay's three interceptions when the Packers defeated the Dolphins, 26-20, at Hard Rock Stadium on Christmas Day.

Pro Football Focus has Alexander ranked 14th among 90 NFL cornerbacks this season (the Dolphins' Jalen Ramsey is second behind Andru Phillips of the New York Giants).

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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