It’s been 13 years since the Miami Dolphins last played on Thanksgiving, but they’ll cap the holiday Thursday night with a primetime matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
While the Dolphins enter the Week 13 game on a three-game win streak, the Packers are plenty hot too. Green Bay has won six of its last seven, which included a 38-10 demolition of the San Francisco 49ers last week.
If Miami can get a fourth consecutive victory, the team would finally get back to .500 after sliding to 2-6 largely due to a concussion suffered by Tua Tagovailoa earlier this year. The team’s recent run has pulled it back into contention for a playoff berth, but there’s plenty of climbing left to do.
Can they keep it up with an upset at Lambeau Field? Here’s what the experts predict will happen Thursday night:
USA Today
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Jarrett Bell: Packers, 27-23
Chris Bumbaca: Packers, 24-22
Nate Davis: Packers, 27-20
Tyler Dragon: Packers, 26-24
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Packers, 26-17
Lorenzo Reyes: Packers, 23-19
NFL.com
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Ali Bhanpuri: Dolphins, 26-23
Brooke Cersosimo: Packers, 24-22
Dan Parr: Packers, 25-21
Gennaro Filice: Packers, 26-21
Tom Blair: Packers, 28-20
ESPN
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Matt Bowen: Packers
Mike Clay: Packers
Jeremy Fowler: Packers
Dan Graziano: Packers
Kalyn Kahler: Packers
Kimberly Martin: Packers
Eric Moody: Packers
Jason Reid: Packers
Lindsey Thiry: Packers
Sam Wickersham: Packers
CBS Sports
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Pete Prisco: Packers
Will Brinson: Dolphins
Jared Dubin: Packers
Ryan Wilson: Packers
John Breech: Dolphins
Tyler Sullivan: Packers
Dave Richard: Packers
Jamey Eisenberg: Packers
Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report’s Week 13 picks
Gary Davenport: Packers
Brad Gagnon: Dolphins
Ian Hanford: Dolphins
Kris Knox: Dolphins
Vince Michelino: Dolphins
Maurice Moton: Packers
Wes O’Donnell: Packers
Brent Sobleski: Dolphins
Bottom line
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The Dolphins are on a run, but most experts think it’ll come to an end Thursday night. Here’s the final tally:
Packers: 29
Dolphins: 8
