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Thanksgiving Day
Bears @ Lions: The Lions have lost four straight Thanksgiving Day games coming into Thursday, with their last win being in 2016 under former Head Coach Jim Caldwell. The Lions canned Matt Patricia following the loss to Houston last year, yet the coach that could be fired is Matt Nagy in which reports say the Bears will do something they haven't done in a season before, fire a coach midseason. Andy Dalton will start for the Bears while Dan Campbell has said Jared Goff is on track to start Thursday. While this may or may not be the end of Matt Nagy, he is clearly on his last legs and must show ownership that he deserves another year.
Raiders @ Cowboys: Both teams are coming off losses and the Raiders seem to be trending in the opposite direction following all their off the field issues. The Raiders are on a three game losing streak and find themselves in the mix of teams fighting for a Wild Card in the AFC. Dallas meanwhile struggled against Kansas City's defense, and while getting Tyron Smith back for the OL will help against the Raiders pass rush, not having Amari Cooper or CeeDee Lamb will hurt the offense's production once again.
Bills @ Saints: When the schedule came out, this game seemed quite compelling. You have a young QB in Josh Allen on a team on the rise ready to compete for a Super Bowl while Jameis Winston was looking for a comeback tour under Sean Payton. Winston is gone, Alvin Kamara is out while Mark Ingram is questionable, OL is banged up, I'd say it could be a long night for Trevor Siemian as the Saints season continues to trend downward.
Sunday 1PM Games
Steelers @ Bengals: Cincinnati comes into this game looking for their first season sweep of the Steelers since 2009 after winning the first game earlier this season. Pittsburgh continues to be banged up throughout the season but are remaining competitive in a tight Division and Wild Card race. After losing to the Chargers last week, the Steelers find themselves behind in the crazy AFC North race. Already beating the Ravens as well, Cincy can control their destiny within the division with a rare season sweep of the Steelers on Sunday.
Buccaneers @ Colts: At age 44, Tom Brady is third in passing yards, and leads the league in Touchdowns through the first eleven weeks of the season. Perhaps Buckner should worry how the Colts defense is going to slow down this 44 year old QB with one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. Good news for the Colts is TY Hilton returned to practice and a banged up Bucs secondary will be a huge help on offense for Carson Wentz. Tampa looks to extend their lead in the NFC South following the Saints loss on Thanksgiving. The Colts are hoping to turn their second half momentum into a playoff push.
Panthers @ Dolphins: Cam Newton's homecoming didn't last long as his former coach got the last laugh as Carolina fell to Washington in Cam's big return to Charlotte. Carolina looks to get back on track against a Dolphins team on a three game winning streak looking to add their name to the crazy AFC playoff picture.
Titans @ Patriots: The Titans had a shot to extend their lead on the rest of the conference but the Texans had other ideas. Now the Titans find themselves needing a win as tiebreakers come into play with the Patriots once again on top of the AFC East. Tennessee remains banged up on both sides of the ball. Offensively they will be without AJ Brown, Julio Jones. As for the defense they will be without Linebackers David Long and Rashaan Evans. A surging Patriots team that sees Mac Jones continue to grow as a Quarterback by the week is bad news for a banged up Titans team.
Eagles @ Giants: Don't look now Dallas, that flying bird chasing you is getting closer. Following the loss on Thanksgiving the Eagles now have a chance to move within one game of the Cowboys in the NFC East. The G-Men on the other hand are trending the other way as The Patriot Way once again tricks a team while Dave Gettlemen set the team back by drafting Daniel Jones. With Jason Garrett being Joe Judge's fall guy and Freddie Kitchens taking over, the Giants offense looks for some kind of spark but may not have their top two receivers available. The days seem numbered for Joe Judge & Dave Gettlemen in New York.
Falcons @ Jaguars: Both teams head into this one looking for some kind of identity of who they are as a team. The Falcons offensively have stunk it up only scoring three points with the absence of Cordarrelle Patterson in these last two games. Jacksonville meanwhile can't find their offensive identity as Trevor Lawrence continues to struggle in his rookie campaign. While Atlanta still has some hope in the NFC playoff picture, Jacksonville must figure out if Urban Meyer is the guy going forward to develop Trevor or will they admit fault and move on from him following this season?
Jets @ Texans:
Sunday 4PM Games
Chargers @ Broncos: The AFC West is a crazy division, all four teams can still win the division or could take the wild card spots. We'll get more clarity after this one as the Chargers head to Denver to take on the Broncos. Justin Herbert has been on a roll and not just the comeback against Pittsburgh, he's thrown 15 Touchdowns and zero interceptions in his last five AFC West games. Denver's defense gets back Bradley Chubb as they look to slow down Herbert in a crazy division.
Rams @ Packers:
Vikings @ 49ers:
Monday Night Football
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