With the Green Bay Packers' Thanksgiving game on the line, Dontayvion Weeks came up with two shoes and came away with the win. And one shoe.
The Packers wide receiver finished Thursday's game against the Detroit Lions with a highlight reel catch on 4th-and-3. Despite Pro Bowl safety Brian Branch breathing down his neck, Weeks managed to pull the ball away from quarterback Jordan Love for a first down, allowing the Packers to kneel for the rest of the clock. to win with a score of 31-24.
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In doing so, he forgot his right shoe.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was energized after the game and embraced Weeks, who could best be described as “aggressive.”
The catch capped a big day for Weeks, who finished with six catches on seven targets for 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, all team highs. It was the third multi-touchdown game of his three-year career.
He was most of the day with four touchdowns for Lovewith their first touchdown another outstanding tackle.
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Their second touchdown was somewhat more controversial.
It had previously been a slow season for Weeks, who entered the game with just 213 receiving yards and zero touchdowns. His 44 rushing yards in Week 2 were a season high. So Thanksgiving represents an encouraging step forward for the 24-year-old.
The win was big for the Packers, who are now 8-3-1 and could clinch first place in the AFC North if the Chicago Bears lose to the Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday. Either way, next week's Bears-Packers game promises to be huge.
