Green Bay remains on Lions' heels by ending Miami's win streak at three.
Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at @RobDemovsky.Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021.
They're also in much better form than they were in the Week 9 loss to the Lions at Lambeau Field, coming off decisive wins over theinside his own 10-yard line. Instead the Dolphins getting the ball after a three-and-out by the Packers on the first drive of the game, Love got the ball back and threw the first of his two touchdown passes to Reed, and the Packers never looked back.Maybe the Packers have a pass rush they can count on after all.
The Dolphins brought more than 3,000 pounds of cold-weather gear to Wisconsin for their prime-time game against the Packers, and it still took them nearly three quarters to warm up. Miami allowed more than 7 yards per play in the loss -- in yet another disappointing performance in cold temperatures. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak and complicated their already-improbable playoff push after a 2-6 start to the season.completed 37-of-46 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns but an offense that had been surgical on third down over the past month converted just 4-of-14 attempts and turned the ball over on downs twice.
Miami fell behind 27-3 in the third quarter but appeared to be on the verge of a comeback after scoring a touchdown and driving to the Packers' 1-yard line immediately after. Trailing 27-11, the Dolphins failed to convert on fourth-and-goal, effectively icing the game.for the final seed in the AFC playoff field, and have the 14th-hardest remaining schedule, according to ESPN's Football Power Index -- which gives them a sub-20% chance at making the playoffs.
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