Cowboys vs. Commanders brings a storied history and Thanksgiving games heighten it
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you’re planning to enjoy some tasty turducken as you gobble up the three-game serving the NFL has prepared for you, along with the first-ever Black Friday game, to kick off Week 12. The football feast starts with a classic NFC North showdown but with a twist. It’ll be the Detroit Lions (8-2) favored to beat the Green Bay Packers (4-6), as the Lions look to win their first division title since 1993, back when it was still the NFC Central.
Next up, coach Ron Rivera will try to get off the hot seat by leading his Washington Commanders (4-7) to what would be a massive upset over the division rival Dallas Cowboys (7-3). The Thursday menu concludes with a battle in the NFC West. The Seattle Seahawks (6-4) are reeling but could make the stretch run very interesting with a win at home over the surging San Francisco 49ers (7-3).
Finally, the weekday slate concludes Friday afternoon with the New York Jets (4-7) turning to Tim Boyle at quarterback, as they hope to snap a three-game losing streak by stunning the Miami Dolphins (7-3) in the Meadowlands.
The Athletic’s NFL writers Kalyn Kahler, Mike Sando and Jeff Howe try to make sense of it all in our roundtable previewing the week’s action.
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