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The Miami Dolphins had an opportunity to grab a statement win on Thanksgiving Day.
Instead, it was another tough loss to swallow.
The Dolphins fell behind 24-3 at halftime and eventually fell 30-17 to the Green Bay Packers to drop to 5-7 on the season.
Green Bay produced 389 yards of offense. Quarterback Jordan Love went 21-of-27 for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Jacobs had a rushing touchdown, Jayden Reed had two receiving touchdowns and kicker Brandon McManus was 3-of-3 on field goals with a long of 46 yards.
Miami produced 345 offensive yards but the majority came in the passing game. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 32-of-40 for 330 yards and two touchdowns, but did notably take five sacks.
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
Tua has been very good in 2 road games against top 10 defenses since returning – Buffalo Nov. 3 &tonight (32-40-330-117.7 passer rating). The problem tonight has been run game averaging 2.8 per carry and defense gouged by run game (5.0 per carry) & Love (274 yds, 133.6 rating)
The push at the end made things interesting but the halftime deficit was still something Miami could not overcome.
Fans took to social media to blast Tagovailoa and the Dolphins for the slow start and the continued struggles in cold weather against good teams.
Adam Silverstein @SilversteinAdam
The refusal by Mike McDaniel to use Raheem Mostert inside the 5 is maddening. #Dolphins
Scott Reichel @ReichelRadio
The Dolphins never beat good teams and they never win in cold weather.
Mike McDaniel is the most overrated coach in the league. pic.twitter.com/6xbvFV3pIg
Green Bay improves to 9-3 and remains in strong position to qualify for the postseason. The Packers have two tough divisional opponents in the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings but still look like a true contender in the NFC.
Miami, on the other hand, failed to string a fourth consecutive win together and missed an opportunity to gain ground in the AFC. The Dolphins are still two games behind the Denver Broncos for the final Wild Card spot and will need to close very strong to pull off the comeback.
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