GREEN BAY – Quay Walker's mantra all season has been to think less while making the plays that are there to be made.

During Thursday's 30-17 win over Miami, the Packers linebacker leaned on his instincts and was rewarded in a 10-tackle performance highlighted by his critical fourth-and-goal sack of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

After cutting Green Bay's lead to 27-11, Miami moved the ball all the way down to the Packers' 1-yard line after De'Von Achane's 8-yard carry with a little more than 11 minutes left in regulation.

Rashan Gary stuffed Achane for no gain on second down, Keisean Nixon broke up a pass for Jonnu Smith on third and then Walker came flying up the middle on a fourth-down blitz.

While the third-year linebacker didn't want to give away any scheme secrets, Walker was seeing red all the way to Tagovailoa.

"Just saw daylight and went and that was it pretty much," Walker said. "I just do too much thinking and, being honest with you, instead of going out there and just play.

"Anytime I have that mindset – see it, go – I can be a real, real productive player. I don't want to give myself too much credit but that's how I see it."

Walker not only contributed to holding the Dolphins to just 39 rushing yards on 14 carries but also gave Tagovailoa and Co. a lot to think about as a blitzing linebacker.

Walker also came on an A-gap pressure later in the fourth quarter that helped drive Tagovailoa into defensive tackle Kenny Clark for a sack.

It's a hat Walker has worn more the past two weeks while rookie second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper has been out with a hamstring injury.

"He balled out. I'm so happy for him," said linebacker Isaiah McDuffie of Walker. "He's stacking games up and playing good, so I'm sure he's going to continue it, and I'm just happy to see that."

Walker admits he's had some ups and downs this year. There's also a dropped interception on Sunday against San Francisco he'd like to have back.

That said, the former first-round pick has felt more comfortable over the last month and hopes it translates to a strong finish to 2024 for both himself and the defense.

"I felt like I've been playing a little better the past few games, but I don't want to get ahead of myself," Walker said. "I just want to stay neutral and just keep going, man, see where I can go from here."

Catch and run: Leave it to Josh Jacobs to turn a 3-yard checkdown pass into the longest reception of his six-year NFL career.

That's what happened when quarterback Jordan Love dumped off a quick pass to his running back early in the third quarter. After making the first would-be tackler miss, Jacobs sprinted into the open field for a 49-yard reception.

The Packers used the explosive play to tack on a 33-yard Brandon McManus field goal that extended their lead to 30-11 with 5:02 left in the game.

"I knew they were in zone, so I kind of like made my own route, just worked the space," Jacobs said. "When I got the ball and I made the dude miss, I already knew – if the dude didn't tackle me that initially hit me, I already knew what I was gonna do to the second dude. I really should've scored. So, I'm mad at myself about that."

Back-to-back sacks: Two of Green Bay's five sacks of Tagovailoa came on back-to-back plays from defensive ends Lukas Van Ness and Kingsley Enagbare in the second quarter.

Van Ness brought the Dolphins' quarterback to the ground on second-and-6 before Enagbare beat left tackle Terron Armstead off the line of scrimmage for a sack that lost nine yards.

Fellow defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. added Green Bay's fifth sack of the evening on the Dolphins' final possession. It was Cox's second sack in his last three games.

"I feel like we've been doing a good job this whole year, pretty much just following the game plan and just attacking quarterbacks," Enagbare said. "Whether it's pressures, sacks, I feel like we doing a good job within the scheme causing turnovers and stuff like that, so I feel like we just gotta keep on striving, keep on putting our best foot forward."

Two more for Reed: Receiver Jayden Reed tied his single-game career high with two receiving TDs, both of which came during the first half.

It gives the second-year wideout 14 receiving TDs in his career, which ties him with Don Hutson for the third most by a Packer in his first two NFL seasons behind only WR Billy Howton (17) and WR Greg Jennings (15).

Still, Reed was thinking more about what the offense can still improve on than his own accomplishments.

"I still don't think we've scratched the surface of what we could really be," said Reed, who finished with 47 total yards on four touches. "I still don't think we've played as clean of a game as we can play. We have a great offense here. We have a great coaching staff that executes and get the ball into players' hands and gets the ball where it's supposed to go."

Back to Detroit: The Packers have now won three in a row since their 24-14 defeat to the NFC North-leading Lions earlier this month.

Next Thursday, Green Bay heads to Ford Field in hope of once again upsetting the apple cart like it did last Thanksgiving when it beat the Lions 29-22 on its home turf.

"Obviously it helps us going into this game," said safety Xavier McKinney of Green Bay's win streak. "But they're on a roll too, so we've just got to go in there and be ready to go."