LIVE BLOG: Follow Lions’ Thanksgiving Matchup with Packers

The All Lions live blog will keep you updated throughout Thursday's matchup.
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The Detroit Lions will take the field Thursday searching for their first win on Thanksgiving since 2016. 

Thursday's game also offers the Lions to secure their second consecutive sweep of the Green Bay Packers. Dan Campbell currently holds a 4-1 record in his career against Detroit's NFC North rival. 

The Lions had plenty of success in their first meeting with Green Bay in Week 4, particularly on the ground. In Detroit's 34-20 win, David Montgomery rushed for 121 yards on 32 carries as the Lions salted the game away on the ground. 

Detroit will be without one of its starting offensive linemen in Jonah Jackson Thursday, but the unit is one of the league's best as a whole. Many around the league credit the offensive line for the team's run game success. 

The Lions come into Thursday's game ranking fifth in run offense, while the Packers' run defense ranks 28th. As a result, Green Bay defensive coordinator Joe Barry knows he faces a tall task scheming against Detroit's offensive line. 

"I don't even think it's arguably, I think these guys are the best line in football and I think their scheme is good. I think the players that they have up front are good. The two backs that they hand the ball off to are very good," said Packers' defensive coordinator Joe Barry. "We obviously know Montgomery very well from his time in Chicago, but yeah, they're a good, physical group that kind of makes no bones about it. 

"They wanna run the ball and that's where everything begins with them. I think just my time with Jared (Goff) in L.A., very good play-action passing quarterback, but to be good in play-action pass, it starts with the run, so it's gonna be a great challenge for us. We know these guys. We obviously play them twice a year, but it's a great challenge and we're excited for it."

Follow along all throughout Thursday's Lions-Packers matchup with our live blog:

3:41 p.m. -- The Packers recover the onside kick and will defeat the Lions 29-22.

3:39 p.m. -- Jared Goff hits Josh Reynolds for a 12-yard touchdown. Goff hits LaPorta for the two-point conversion, cutting the Packers' lead to 29-22 with :41 remaining in the game.

END Q3: Packers 29, Lions 14.

2:48 p.m. -- Jordan Love hits Christian Watson for a 16-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion is no good. Green Bay leads Detroit 29-14 with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter.

2:27 p.m. -- David Montgomery rushes for a 6-yard touchdown. He also converts the two-point conversion, making it 23-14 in favor of the Packers with 11:46 remaining in the third quarter.

2:02 p.m. -- END Q2: Packers 23, Lions 6

1:38 p.m. -- Anders Carlson hits a 43-yard field goal. The Packers lead the Lions, 23-6, with 5:56 remaining in the first half.

1:32 p.m. -- Alim McNeill has returned to the game for the Lions.

1:18 p.m. -- END Q1: Packers 20, Lions 6.

1:17 p.m. -- Lions' defensive tackle Alim McNeill is being evaluated in concussion protocol.

1:11 p.m. -- Karl Brooks strips and recovers a Jared Goff fumble. The Packers have the ball at the Lions' 23-yard line.

1:08 p.m. -- Jonathan Owens recovers a Jared Goff fumble and returns it 27 yards for a touchdown. Anders Carlson misses the extra point, and the Packers lead the Lions 20-6 with 2:12 remaining in the first quarter.

12:59 p.m. -- Jordan Love hits Tucker Kraft for a 9-yard touchdown. The Packers lead the Lions, 14-6, with 3:08 remaining in the first quarter.

12:48 p.m. -- Jared Goff hits Sam LaPorta for a 7-yard touchdown. Riley Patterson misses the extra point, and the Lions trail the Packers 7-6 with 8:30 remaining in the first quarter.

12:39 p.m. -- Jordan Love hits Jayden Reed for a 10-yard touchdown. The Packers lead the Lions, 7-0, with 12:16 remaining in the opening quarter.

12:33 p.m. -- Green Bay has won the toss and elected to receive. The Packers will have the ball first. 

12:00 p.m. -- Colby Sorsdal is warming up with the starting offense, signaling that he will make his second consecutive start at left guard in place of Jonah Jackson. 


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Christian Booher
CHRISTIAN BOOHER

Sports journalist who has covered the Detroit Lions the past three NFL seasons. Christian brings expert analysis, insights and an ability to fairly assess how the team is performing in a tough NFC North division.