Packers freeze out Dolphins as Miamis cold weather woes continue
GREEN BAY, Wis.— Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start to beat Miami 30-17 and snap the Dolphins’ three-game winning streak Thursday night.Green Bay (9-3) has won three straight and seven of its last eight.Miami (5-7) continued its recent history of struggling in cold weather.
The kickoff temperature at Lambeau Field was 27 degrees (-2.7 Celsius) with 10-mph winds, light flurries and a wind chill of 18.The Dolphins have lost their past 11 regular-season or postseason games in which the kickoff temperature has been below 40 degrees (4.4 Celsius).The Dolphins’ most recent victory in a game with a kickoff temperature at 40 or lower was a 34-31 overtime triumph at Buffalo on Dec.
24, 2016.Green Bay is playing three games in a 12-day stretch.The Packers beat the San Francisco 49ers 38-10 on Sunday and will visit the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions next Thursday night.Love was 21 of 28 for 274 yards.Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa went 37 of 46 for 364 yards with two touchdowns, though he also was sacked five times.Love and Reed connected on touchdown completions of 3 and 12 yards, Josh Jacobs scored from 1 yard out and Brandon McManus kicked two field goals as Green Bay built a 27-3 lead.Miami tried to rally.Tagovailoa’s 14-yard pass to De’Von Achane — and a 2-point conversion pass to Jaylen Waddle — cut Green Bay’s lead to 27-11 with 2:43 left in third.
After Miami stopped Jacobs for a 2-yard loss on third-and-1 to force a punt, the Dolphins drove again and had second-and-goal at the 1 early in the fourth quarter.Then the Packers made a goal-line stand to thwart the comeback attempt.After Rashan Gary stopped Achane on second down and Tagovailoa couldn’t connect with Jonnu Smith on third down, Quay Walker made a fourth-down sack with 9:33 remaining.A 49-yard completion from Love to Jacobs then set up a McManus 33-yard field goal with 5:02 left.
Miami completed the scoring on a deflected ...