GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Hours after the Green Bay Packers watched the Chicago Bears fail to give them any help when they botched the end of the early Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions, the Packers figured they better at least help themselves Thursday at Lambeau Field.
Green Bay handled business against the Miami Dolphins 30-17 in the finale of the three-game Thanksgiving Day slate and remained within shouting distance of the NFC North-leading Lions (11-1). The Packers will still need help to catch Detroit, but they can start the process by winning at Ford Field in next Thursday night's NFC North showdown.