Thanksgiving is traditionally a time to give thanks, and if you love college or professional football, Thanksgiving truly is a time where you are extremely appreciative. There are so many games to watch, and especially in college football, these games have a huge impact on potential national title match-ups.
Since we are halfway through the four day Thanksgiving holiday, let's start with a review of the NFL on Thursday. Two of the National Football League games were a bit less than exciting, and one had fans holding their breath in anticipation of a great victory or an agonizing defeat.
The Green Bay Packers, unsurprisingly, beat the Detroit Lions by a score of 27-15. The Detroit Lions, as they are oft to do this season, let their opponent get out to a huge lead, and then tried to make a dramatic comeback in the fourth quarter. However the Packers, reigning Super Bowl Champions, aren't like other teams, and Detroit only managed to squeak out fifteen points in the fourth. Rodgers had another outstanding game, throwing for two touchdowns and over 300 yards. The score was closer than the game really was, as Detroit continually sabotaged any chances they had of winning.
In the late game, the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49'ers 16-6, in what was a relative sleeper. The outcome of the game was in doubt until the fourth quarter, where the Ravens rattled off ten points, but in general the game was lacking in excitement and quality action.
I would say the game of the day was the Dallas Cowboys versus the Miami Dolphins. Dallas has really been playing well lately, and the once hapless Dolphins had actually won three in a row going into the game. The game was tight throughout, and came down to a field goal at the end of the game to help Dallas take win 20-19. It was an anxiety filled moment for several reasons, with a rookie kicker, Romo holding, and the Cowboys desperate for a win to maintain pace in the NFC East. The victory was the second in a row via game-winning field goal for the Cowboys, and with the Giants playing the Saints on Monday night football seems likely to leave them alone in first place in the division.
Next post, we'll recap the crazy weekend of college football, including LSU's walloping of Arkansas, and the all-important Saturday games that will decide who plays who for conference championships.
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