I usually do not make comments about fantasy football, yes I do participate, but I will make an exception. I ate Thanksgiving meal at my daughter and son-in-law's house. I watched the game with my son and son-in-law and at times my daughter. My son-in-law is a Vikings fan, yes I know you work hard raising your kids right and what do they do they go off and marry a person that cheers for a team that wears purple pants. So my son-in-law had before we sat down to eat, it was lunch time, had decided to release Christian Watson from one of his fantasy teams. Oh you guessed right, you must have been there, I was commenting about every good play Watson made. Yes I am not a nice father-in-law and it makes it more fun when I am not nice to a Vikings fan.

Great story Al. I'm glad you made it without missing it. Looking forward to getting back to packers content though. I can get why you didnt want to repeat what you've been saying all week

I was resigned to missing the second half of the game this year due to our usual 1:00 Thanksgiving meal in a non-football-watching home. But the fates intervened in my favor. A couple weeks before Thanksgiving, at a meal in a restaurant, my mother-in-law put a question to the table: Should we have Thanksgiving dinner at the usual time, or later this year? Nobody said anything for a few seconds, so I piped up: How about having dinner later? Nobody objected, and the path was clear for me to watch the Packer game at home before going over there. I don't know if anyone even suspected why I made that suggestion. It was just about the only thing I said at dinner all night. Thanks to the Packers for making the game a worthwhile experience.

I read Tom Silverstein's game blog afterwards, and my favorite fan comment during the game was this one: "Lions should not have had a turkey dinner before the game."

My 5 year old son and I watched at my cousins house. Like a cave troll. By ourselves. On Thanksgiving. When everyone else was in the dining room talking. First on her TV via the Fox Sports App (she does not have an antenna). Then on my iPhone when that free hour preview was up. Then on my wife's iPhone when that free hour was up. And then on NFL.com boxscores for the last 3 minutes of the game. Fox Sports wanted me to pay $40 for one app for one month. Um. Nope.

And after all that, I was still happy. What a great day to be a Packers fan!

The boy and his wife came down south with their two girls.

The youngest (6) picked out the free (20+lb) turkey that my daughter-in-law received from her work.

She and her oldest daughter (A TEANAGER! Won't say any more about her.) insisted that they wanted to prep it for the family. They slept in till 9:30. Slam dunk for me in the Mountain time zone. The game started at 10:30 and there was no way the turkey was going to be done till after 4:00.

My only job was to fire up the Webber and slow cook the spiral ham for what worked out to be 2 hours and 20 min. Didn't have to start the coals till after the game. Perfect.

The only problem is that due to a tradition started before I was legally old enough to drink, I have to drink a beer after every Packer TD or noon whichever comes first, or I'll jinks the game. They may still lose if I do that, but at least it isn't on me. At least they slowed down their scoring in the 2nd half or I would have been passed out by 3:00.

Like many here I didn't think we had much of a chance to go into the Lion's den and slay that team. I was simply looking for a hard fought game and improvement. I was stunned as we took the game to them and outplayed them in the trenches. Much to be thankful for indeed.

I got to admit that I have called for coaching, front office and player changes as I watched this team flounder. Mistakes, poor fundamentals and nutty strategies have me questioning the intelligence of the Packer organization. I know it is one game but the team came ready to play and out competed a good opponent. Maybe I don't know what really goes into building a team from young and inexperienced players.

Two Things:
- Jordan Love is showing a lot of poise and skill at making this offense work. And, he is doing this without much of a ground game. That is pretty good. Please get the guy some ground support.

- Matt Lafleur please burn the two point conversion flea flicker play.

OK, my polluted mind says this:

The Packers are on a roll. But probably won't beat KC this weekend. Not just Love, but the whole team is playing better. Less penalties, dropped passes, mistakes and what ever. Everyone is just playing better.

After this KC game, five games against teams they can beat and no excellent veteran QB's. l Just want for Christmas is an attacking defense like the one against the Rams. No more bend but don't break from Barry. I just think that the players will play better and have more confidence against these 5 marginal teams if they can be aggressive like the Rams game. Going 5-0 against these teams will secure a playoff bid.

Is it possible? Yes. Will Lafleur take the risk and force Barry to do it? I don't know. Let's hope so.

I love this post! I am glad I am not the only one with steps considered down to the second

We are typically en-route from weekend hunts for the Sunday games. Roll in on 2 wheels with Wayne and Larry blaring. Next, the garage stereo is turned on at volume. At the first commercial, I run in and turn on ALL of the televisions (this is WHY we have a TV in the bathroom). At commercial breaks we unload hunting gear. If we are lucky we can wrap it up, start a load of hunting wash at halftime and take in the rest of the game

I think KC is ripe for a butt kicking and the Packers are just the team to do it! GO PACK, GO!!!

Family already knows I’m nuts This was simple. We weren’t starting the 30 minute drive to my in laws until the Packers game was over. Once things were in hand I loaded the car dutifully with the food and wine (not my idea). Once the game finished…gone. Glorious ride listening to the postgame of a great Packers victory. I expected to be depressed and this made it so much sweeter. The cherry on top is dreaming of a better looking future. Good times.

I had to work the Macys parade in NYC and when I drove back to Staten Island in bumper to bumper traffic I listened to the game on NFL network and it was very exiting ,and made the 30 minute ride which turned into 2 hours a little more tolerable .

That was a series of bold moves on your part, Al; could have cost the Packers the game. Did you have any thoughts about not changing anything you were doing (or wearing) lest you jinx the Packers? You know, "where's Al?" "Oh, he decided to stay home, guzzle wine, and feast on mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole and broccoli rabe. He'll be here later."

A great Thanksgiving spent in Oostburg, WI. Looking out at Lake Michigan, doing a few chores to pass the time until kickoff, still basking in the glow of watching the Chargers game at Lambeau. Watching the game with my boy (who’s been in the Peace Corps in the DR for two years) and my 15 year old nephew. Then a victory and stuffing my face. Doesn’t get better.

Great Story Al.

I thought the Packers had a chance in this game. That was until the injury report came out. Then I just was hoping to show improvements. I was anticipating them to come out fairly flat like many games and end up scoring around 17 points and allowing the Lions to score around 20 points. That was my thought going into the game.

And then on the first play of the game Love hits Watson on the Bomb.
And then he hits Reed for the TD.
But then they give up the TD to the Lions. But they miss the extra point.
BUT then the following drive Love hits Heath for 16 yards. And then on 3rd and 8 he hits Watson for 9. Then Dillon catches one for 11, and Reed for 15, and then Watson for 8. We get to 3rd and 1, and lined up like we are going to throw our hammer Dillon up the middle but no its a play fake to a wide open Kraft for an easy TD.
Then we have the Gary caused fumble for a TD. and all of a sudden we are up 20-6 in the first quarter.

I don't remember a game being that exciting to start a game in a while. It was definitely a pleasant surprise.

But here is my question. Should it have been a surprise or were we not paying attention?

The previous few games Love has looked more and more comfortable. How many times have we said that was his best game so far. And Love was great in the Lions game. Still stuff to work on but he was really good. The young WR's have been emerging more and more the last few games. Sure we were without Wicks, and we had some injuries, but it shouldn't have come as a huge surprise that they showed up big. Also while the RB position was a mess, the OL was not. The last time we played the Lions we had Newman starting, Walker was playing his 2nd game, Tom was playing hurt. This game the OL shut down the Lions attack.

Also besides GB, I had my doubts about the Lions. They are a good team, i just question how good they really are. They barely beat the Bears last week and go annihilated by the Ravens. Good teams usually don't get beat like that.

What a great game though! We couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving this year!

"Pretty much everything has already been said and I hate repetition (ask my wife how much i like being asked the same question twice"

LMFAO. You too!

Great funny story. Glad to know we all had some memories to last forever. Now on to the Chiefs and Reid for some excitement and proud moments at home. Sunday night games have not been good to us, but after last week, who knows.

Al, How fast were you going?

How fast were you going?

I had surgery the day before Thanksgiving, so traveling was out of the question. Watching the game was the only item on the agenda for the day. I figured it wouldn’t be good to get too worked up about the game; i told myself whatever happens happens. Fortunately the Packers had the Lions on their heels from the opening kickoff and watching the game was simply pleasant.

My brother was a Bears fan. Watching games with him was annoying, but we would do anything to watch another game with him.

It was our turn to host Thanksgiving this year. So with the grandchildren in the house things were a bit hectic. I was in and out of the game with the sound off. I taped it as usual for a complete watch and review early on Friday AM while our stay over guests were still asleep. In any case I managed to catch most of the Packers big plays live and I was aware throughout the afternoon that the Packers were getting the better of the play and that they never lost the lead for the entire game. The Packers victory just added to what was already a great holiday with the family.

Great story AL and congratulations on all your efforts and planning working out to enable you to see the entire game. It was well worth it. Thanks, Since '61

Had the cornhole game set up. and cold beer ready, just in case it got out of hand. Beautiful Thanksgiving afternoon, so we were still able to get a few games in before dinner. Able to watch the entire game and enjoy a couple brews in the process. That damn turkey tasted so good that evening! Oh, and Al, she only asks more than once, because you gave her the wrong answer the first time. ;-)

I never watch the Turkey game live because there are too many distractions( wife orders, naive football questions, why I'm a Packer fan while growing up and living in NJ. Luckily, there aren't many football fans present and I don't mind watching it later.

Really curious to see mood swing on CHTV and comment section next week after the Chiefs game.
After the Steelers loss many were talking about tanking.
After the win against the Chargers, we were just lucky. Chargers gave us the win.
After beating the Lions, the sun did come up. There is hope and where do I order my playoff tickets.

Enjoyed reading all the 'Thanksgiving Stories'-interesting group of fans here.

Awesome story. Thank you for sharing.

My wife and I watched the packer/lion game. I tend to get a bit pessimistic going into a game as I am guarding against the Packers losing and that when that happens, I get so disappointed. So this year my mantra was/is 'just show improvement' and hopefully exciting as well.

I have not been disappointed this year at all. They are so fun to watch.

I expect them to lose the KC game this coming Sunday but I want them to show continued improvement. Hopefully they win but if not, I don't want to be disappointed.

Many of us are hoping that Love is 'the guy'. I like to see his continued improvement and there are others that now think he is the qb of the future for us. Others do not think he is our future qb.

I am trending to conclude that he is our qb of the future. I believe the FO/coaches believe he is the real deal and I am so happy about that.

I read where, I believe his name is Dan Orlovsky from ESPN, believes he is our qb of the future. He does point out that there are some things that he needs to work on but according to him, these are fixable.

All signs are pointing up for him and that is a good thing. So now we just need to see continued improvement. He may regress a bit at times but overall he has shown improvement.

Was anyone else yelling at the TV at the end of the first half for GB to try a Free Kick instead of running a play?
It would have only been a 66 yd try.

Al, Great story! Glad you took good care of the wine. Unlike you I recorded the first half and was shocked when I saw the halftime score. The Lions last TD was meaningless, they were beaten like a rented mule. Sort of what they did to the Packers in the first game.
I hope people don't let their expectations go wild after that win. Hope they continue on this arc of consistency and kick a few more team's behinds.