With the addition of Thursday night football every week now, the Thanksgiving football tradition might just seem business as usual to some. But gasp, we have three games on Thursday this week, and only one of them is on NFL Network!
Which means that for once, a good number of people will actually SEE football on Thursday this week...
Thanksgiving Games
Tennessee over Detroit
Okay, it won't have the same stigma to it as it would have had it been the 11-0 undefeated Titans taking on the 0-11 winless Lions, but it could still be entertaining.
The Lions lost in a new way last Sunday by deceiving their fans into thinking they might win a game. But almost as if someone waking up from a good dream, the real world came crashing down.
So for those of you who hold back on seconds on turkey because they don't want to miss any of the action should feel free to go back for seconds, thirds, fourths, or even just stay in the kitchen.
Dallas over Seattle
For the third year in a row, the Cowboys play a lame duck team the NFL scheduled them against because they actually finished well the season before. (To save you the time of looking through the schedules the last three years, they were the Buccaneers and Jets).
Dallas blew both teams out, and the trend should continue as the Mike Holmgren farewell tour mercifully nears its end. Which begs the question…does the NFL have a deal with food manufacturers to put on cruddy games so people will keep eating and not watch football?
Philadelphia over Arizona
Looks like Donovan McNabb's biggest worry isn't figuring out the rules of overtime anymore.
Last week in a totally spiteful slap in the face, he was benched for a quarterback who played worse than if David Akers was put in under center. Donovan is back this week, and luckily he plays against the Cardinals who, although able to clinch a division, never play well on the east.
Add to the fact that it's a night game and will be a bit chilly, look for Philly to that's right, not lose...not tie...but win!
Don't Miss Games
Green Bay over Carolina
Battle of two teams who got thoroughly whipped on the road last week.
Carolina is the better team, but the Pack is playing at home. And although Aaron Rodgers played poorly on Monday night, Jake Delhomme has played poorly the last couple of weeks, but was playing some poor teams.
Tampa Bay over New Orleans
The Saints are finally on their first winning streak of the season. This is their big test.
Although over .500, the Saints are in last place, and two games behind the first place Bucs. If they were to win, not only would they maybe move up, but they would hold the tiebreaker due to a season sweep. However, that Bucs defense is tough. Even tougher than Drew Brees' offense.
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about 1 month ago
Cards are going to slaughter the Eagles, sorry.
Good for my fantasy leagues.
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