Thursday's Thanksgiving NFL games get started with a marquee NFC North matchup, as star RB Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions (7–4) host the Green Bay Packers (7–3-1) in a revenge atmosphere at Ford Field. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Detroit enters Thanksgiving fighting to stay ahead in the NFC playoff race. They ride into this key divisional matchup on the back of the most explosive performance of Gibbs’ young career — 219 rushing yards and 3 TDs.
Below, we’ll give you our Jahmyr Gibbs stats and pick vs. the Packers on Thanksgiving Day. Use PrizePicks to make picks on Week 13 player projections — from Gibbs rushing yards to Jordan Love's passing TDs.
Jahmyr Gibbs Stats, Pick vs. Packers for Thanksgiving Game
Here’s a look at Jahmyr Gibbs stats and analysis vs. the Packers in a key Thanksgiving Day matchup. You can choose players, predict More or Less on their projected stats, and cash out with PrizePicks if you're right in the Thanksgiving NFL games.
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs Projection vs. Packers: 74.5 Rushing Yards
- Gibbs is coming off a career-high 264 scrimmage yards against the Giants in Week 12, the third-highest single-game total in Lions history.
- Gibbs has averaged under 3.0 yards per carry in each of his last two matchups vs. Packers.
- He has logged 136+ rushing yards in three of the last five games, averaging 6.1 yards per carry on the season.
- Green Bay’s defense enters Thanksgiving after holding Vikings RB Aaron Jones Sr. and Jordan Mason to under 50 yards each on 17 combined carries.
- Green Bay's defense ranks 17th in rush success rate this year at 41.7%.
- Detroit’s offense has increasingly shifted toward Gibbs in high-leverage situations, and his season-high 11 receptions last week forced lighter defensive boxes that opened wider rushing lanes.
- With Detroit leaning heavily on its most dynamic playmaker, Gibbs has logged at least 15 carries in two of the last three appearances., stabilized his rushing volume.
- The Packers run defense is surrendering 96.5 rushing yards per game allowed, sixth-lowest in NFL.
- In six games vs. the Packers, Gibbs has never topped more than 15 carries or 65 yards.
Jahmyr Gibbs Thanksgiving Game Stats
Gibbs will play in his third Thanksgiving game on Thursday, as its tradition for the Lions to get play the early game on Turkey Day. Here's how the Lions star RB has fared in his first two career Thanksgiving games:
- vs. Bears (11/28/24) – 9 carries, 87 rush yards, 2 receptions (4 targets), 17 receiving yards, 1 fumble
- vs. Packers (11/23/23) – 11 carries, 54 yards, 4 receptions (8 targets), 19 receiving yards
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