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DETROIT - The milestones keep coming for Donald Driver.
Already the Packers' all-time leader in pass receptions, Driver on Thursday surpassed 50 receptions in a season for a team-record eighth time as the Packers beat the Lions 34-12. He had been tied at seven 50-catch seasons with Sterling Sharpe and James Lofton.
Needing four catches to get to 50 coming in, Driver finished with seven receptions for a season-high 142 yards, his second straight big game on Thanksgiving. Two years ago in Detroit, Driver posted 10 catches for 147 yards to help beat the Lions, and Thursday was his highest single-game yardage output since then.
After the game, Driver was awarded the FOX sports "Golden Gobbler" trophy as the player of the game.
"Thanksgiving is a great stage to play on, and this is the first time I'm able to win the turkey," Driver said. "I'm happy to win it for the first time. Gobble, gobble. I'm happy."
Driver got his day started with a big p..
Source: Packers.com
