NFL Thanksgiving Day Preview
Thanksgiving offers the chance for feasts gustatory and visual. So enjoy the turkey, the gravy, the stuffing, the potatoes, the pie and a vast array of beverages. Then sit down and let the NFL fill your eyeballs with its own treats and delights.
Three games dot the Thursday schedule and they should all be competed in robust fashion because they all match division teams (and, strangely, every team playing is from the NFC).
The Chicago Bears (5-6) and Detroit Lions (7-4) kick things off at 12:30 p.m. ET. They’re recently begun heading in different directions not exactly indicated by their records. The Bears, despite a leaky defense, have won two in a row. The Lions, despite a powerful defense, cannot score and have lost their last two. This one will be important down the line in the NFC North.
At 4:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, both 8-3, will break their tie atop the NFC East. The Cowboys ride running back DeMarco Murray while the Eagles get great mileage from LeSean McCoy and Darren Sproles, who can score from anywhere.
The evening matchup puts two bitter rivals from the NFC West together. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, both 7-4, trail the 9-2 Arizona Cardinals in the division and it’s getting late to fall further behind. Two promises – this one will be physically nasty and Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch won’t offer more than a sentence after the game.
Have a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy the food and the football.
Post By: Larry Weisman, a longtime sportswriter for USA TODAY, blogs for Twistity.com. Follow him on Twitter @MrLarryWeisman .
Best Thanksgiving Movies to Feast On
Why Thanksgiving Is Now A Big Workout Day
-
Correa joined the Mets with a $315 million contract. Recently, baseball player Carlos Correa announced that he had cut...
-
Oklahoma and Texas will depart from the college sports conference at the end of the season. The Big 12...
-
Robert Kraft wants to re-sign Brady just long enough that he can retire as a Patriot. Earlier this week,...
-
The skilled third-baseman will be enshrined in Cooperstown. Scott Rolen is one of the most skilled and recognized third-basemen...
-
Brady’s 23rd football season has ended. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys went head-to-head for...
-
Smith has been fired after one season with the team. Over the weekend, the owners of the Houston Texans...
-
Pelé passed due to complications related to colon cancer. On Thursday night, the sporting world received unfortunate news: Pelé,...
-
His return heralded a victory over the Phoenix Suns. On Sunday, Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas needed to take...
-
Mayfield will be available on waiver to other NFL teams. After an underwhelming performance in his current role as...
-
Mike White led the team to a decisive victory over the Bears over the weekend. On Saturday, the New...
-
The game has been moved out of New York due to an encroaching snowstorm. This weekend, the Buffalo Bills...
-
Negative pushback prompted the team to give the role to someone else. Recently, the Brooklyn Nets have been in...