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ARLINGTON – A group touring the new Cowboys Stadium sunday stopped to look at a few minutes of the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins game, before continuing the tour. The $1.15 bln stadium is the largest domed stadium in the world, captivating tourists from all over the country. ‘I’m truly excited to tell my friends I saw the most important HD screen in the world,’ declared tourist Terry Gilchrist, from Cheyenne, Wyoming. ‘The arches are amazing. And it was cool to see Roy Williams drop a pass before checking out the posh suites.’ As tourists took turns taking photos next to the largest retractable glass doors ever created, the Cowboys‘ offense had another three-and-out thanks to a fake start by Flozell Adams and an illegal motion by tight end Jason Witten. ‘I can’t believe I am going to miss it,’ said Gilchrist. ‘Kenny Chesney is playing here tuesday and our flight home leaves Monday.’. TAUNTR.com

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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer

ALAMEDA, Calif.—For 46 plays, the Oakland Raiders’ defense was stingy, disciplined and shut down the Dallas Cowboys.

The problem was what happened on Dallas’ other 10 offensive plays in the 24-7 Thanksgiving victory, a recurring theme this year for a defense that has been too susceptible to allowing the big play.

The Raiders (3-8) allowed 384 yards on Dallas’ 10 longest plays, while holding the Cowboys to 110 on the other 46 snaps.

“You see a lot of high integrity defense, fitting it right, tackling it well, and then the next thing you know, bang, something comes out,” coach Tom Cable said Friday. “It’s a person letting up somewhere in there, whether it’s a lack of focus or concentration or maybe overrunning something. That’s part of it, too.”

There was a 49-yard pass from Tony Romo to Miles Austin, a 66-yard run on a direct snap to Tashard Choice, a 46-yard touchdown run by Felix Jones, a 42-yard reception by Marion Barber and a 32-yard run by Barber. Plus two more long passes from Romo to Austin and three from Romo to tight end Jason Witten.

The Cowboys capitalized on mismatches, miscommunications and blown assignments all day long in rolling to the victory Thursday.

“More than anything, we’re a man team, play press coverage, and we didn’t really play them up real tight,” Cable said. “The runs, really, were empty gaps, people not defending the gap properly. But just too many of them. That’s really the tale of the game defensively.”

It’s been the tale of the season defensively for the Raiders, who have played top-notch defense in stretches but have rarely maintained it for an entire game.

Excluding kneel-down plays, the Raiders entered the week with the most negative rushing plays on defense, hitting backs for losses 37 times for a loss of 94 yards. But Oakland has also allowed the third-most runs of at least 10 yards this season, giving up 45, including seven that went for touchdowns.

Overall, Oakland has yielded an NFL-worst 54 plays that have gone at least 20 yards, 15 the ground and 39 through the air.

“Everyone has a job to do,” defensive lineman Richard Seymour said after the game. “That’s what it boils down to. Everyone has to take care of their responsibilities. If we don’t, this is going to be the outcome.”

Raiders Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha blamed the short week of preparation for some of the miscues against the Cowboys, whose 494 yards were the most against the Raiders since Tennessee gained 527 in a 40-35 loss to Oakland on Dec. 19, 2004.

“We didn’t have our normal seven days to study the team,” Asomugha said. “That kind of stuff is going to happen. We just didn’t expect it to happen as much as it did. There were a lot of blown assignments and that was disappointing.”

The Raiders get the weekend off before preparing for the stretch run of what is heading toward another lost season. Oakland needs to win its remaining five games, starting with Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh, to avoid a seventh straight losing season.

Cable said he isn’t concerned about the team quitting in December with few tangible goals remaining.

“The character of this team is really too strong,” Cable said. “I just feel like we’ll go to work every day and put forth the right effort, put forth what it takes to succeed. It’s just a matter of being more stubborn than that negative emotion or negative feeling.”

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I was on my way down the garden path this morning at 8.30, when I had to run back and get my camera as this sky and the sun shining on the moor looked so stunning! You can’t see it in this photo, but at the end of the rainbow was a windmill…not a crock of gold after all. The cloud eventually made it’s way up the hill and for a while it was so dark it could have been dusk.

I love the way the landscape here changes with the seasons. This is the field behind the church:

Beautiful isn’t it?

So, another rainy day means more time spent inside sewing. I’ve finished two more bears ready for a friend’s children for Christmas.

The one on the right is the first Cath Kidston fabric one I’ve made for a boy…he’s kinda cute I think.

Para Green Bay e Dallas, o jogo no feriado do dia de Ação de Graças, ou Thanksgiving Day, foi apenas para cumprir tabela, visto que Detroit e Oakland não são lá grandes ameaças. A atração maior ficou por conta do Thursday Night Football, entre Denver Broncos e NY Giants, dois times com sequências negativas e que precisavam de uma vitória para brigar pelos playoffs. Mas a partida não foi tão disputada assim, a defesa de Denver dominou o ataque novaiorquino, cedeu apenas 57 jardas pelo chão e 6 pontos no placar, dois field goals de Lawrence Tynes. Veja os resultados e melhores momentos dos jogos abaixo.

Green Bay 34, Detroit 12
Dallas 24, Oakland 7
Denver 26, NY Giants 6

* clique nas partidas para ver os melhores momentos

It’s Thanksgiving week, which is also Rivalry Week. We’ll be light on commentary this week, because most of these games speak for themselves. Many of these rivalries are sullied this year with dominant teams facing off against their historic opponents in rebuilding years. However, for those teams with nothing else to play for, these match-ups will be their “championship” because it would bring a team – like Auburn or Texas A&M – no greater pleasure than to spoil the BCS title hopes of their nemeses. So, don’t be surprised to emotional play lead to some surprising upsets this weekend.

Remember to check the TV coverage maps, and note that all rankings are the current BCS standings. Enjoy your leftovers and save room to indulge in your week 13 viewing guide.

Thursday
8:00 PM ET
#3 Texas 49 v. Texas A&M 39
This was…unusually close. Despite the loss, the Aggies might have played their best game of the year – at least offensively. QB Jerrod Johnson looked fantastic, and will continue to be a threat to Texas in the next couple of years. Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will be irate after the way the defense played Thursday night, but my guess is that emotion and momentum kept the Aggies in the game much longer than expected because the ‘Horns offense clicked most of the game. If you’re running behind on Eyes Of TX content, the in-depth game preview can be found here. There is no asterisk as division champs this year, as Texas has plowed their way to the Big 12 Championship game against Nebraska on December 5th.

Friday
11:00 AM ET
Rutgers at Louisville, ESPN2
Exciting! Not. But, football season’s almost over….let’s feast while we still can.

12:00 PM ET
Illinois at #5 Cincinnati, ABC
One final test for the Bearcats. Rumor has it former starting QB Pike will make the start this week. Eyes Of TX says, “why mess with a good thing?” Hope that doesn’t backfire for Cincinnati, but an upset sure would make the BCS happy.

2:30 PM ET
#2 Alabama at Auburn, CBS
Can ‘Bama overcome their biggest rival to give themselves a shot at #1 Florida, the SEC championship and the national championship? We’ll see how Auburn gets up for this game after a killer start, but a late season let-down. If head coach Gene Chizik pulls off the upset, sadly, he will be enshrined as the best coach ever at Auburn.

3:30 PM ET
Nebraska at Colorado, ABC
Nebraska has clinched the Big 12’s North division and will face #3 Texas on December 5th for the Big 12 conference title. This will be the last opportunity to see what Bo Pelini’s squad has to offer, in particular his offense, and while most thought it will be Colorado’s last chance to help head coach Dan Hawkins keep is job, the university confirmed that he would be coaching in Boulder again next season. The NCAA might as well give CU the “death penalty” because they’ve definitely rolled over this year.

7:00 PM ET
#9 Pittsburgh at West Virginia, ESPN2
Does anyone else think Pittsburgh head coach Dave Wannstedt has a funny mustache?

10:00 PM ET
Nevada at #6 Boise State, ESPN2
Close out the night with this late game. Boise State could be shut out of the BCS this year despite being #6 and undefeated. It’s too bad their weak schedule didn’t allow us to see just how good they can be, and perhaps Oregon helped them look better than they actually are… With #5 Cincinnati and #4 TCU as mid-major schools ahead of them in the BCS, it will be a disappointment for the home of the blue turf.

Saturday
12:00 PM ET
Both of these games are intriguing for the in-state bragging rights implications. Neither matchup is particularly compelling but in the context of Rivalry Week, they’re definitely worth watching.

#18 Clemson at South Carolina, ESPN
The ‘ol Ball Coach tries to make a stand in Columbia against a ranked opponent. Win or lose, they could keep Clemson RB C.J. Spiller from winning some post-season awards if they can hold him to a sub-par performance.

North Carolina at North Carolina State, ESPN2
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound? In the shadows of the Appalachian mountains, its basketball season folks.

12:21 PM ET
#25 Mississippi at Mississippi State, check local listings
If you can find this, see the same reasons as above. If anything, Texas fans can relish in the fact that when the pressure was on to deliver a big year for Ole Miss, former Longhorn back-up quarterback Jevan Snead fell flat in 2009.

12:30 PM ET
#12 Oklahoma State at oklahoma, Comcast Sports Net
Another one that will be hard to find, unfortunately, because it’s always nice to watch ou struggle. With this year’s ‘Pokes team rolling to a potential BCS at-large bid, it’s hard to imagine them dropping this one, even though they’re away from home.

3:30 PM ET
Florida State at #1 Florida, CBS
Florida’s won the last 21 games of this series, if memory serves. For Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden, the good thing is he’s old enough to forget each game. Florida wins big, and sets up the ultimate SEC Championship match-up of #1 v. #2 Alabama for the right to play in the national championship.

#14 Virginia Tech at Virginia, ESPN
Virginia is an absolute debacle this year. Expect the Hokies to roll the ‘Roos at home.

#17 Miami at South Florida, ABC
This might actually be interesting, as South Florida started out the year strong, as did Miami. We’ll see what the ACC has to offer up the bowl committees besides a surprising Georgia Tech. Can Miami step up?

(Also in this slot on ABC is Arizona at Arizona State, and Missouri at Kansas.)

5:00 PM ET
#21 Utah at #19 BYU, CBS College Sports
A great in-state matchup between two of the best non-BCS conference teams.

7:00 PM ET
Arkansas at #15 LSU, ESPN
LSU has found out they weren’t quite as good as they thought, in part due to horrible coaching by Les Miles last week. Arkansas has been inconsistent, but could pull off the upset. Unfortunately, Death Valley isn’t an easy place to play, especially the week after an LSU loss.

8:00 PM ET
Georgia at #7 Georgia Tech, ABC
Who would have thought the best team in Georgia would be out of Atlanta? Georgia Tech’s triple-option has proven surprisingly successful this year. Go Yellowjackets!

Notre Dame at Stanford, ABC
What could be head coach Charlie Weis’ last game at Notre Dame will be shown in most of the country. Meanwhile, Stanford will try to stamp their ticket with another win against a big-time program.

Thanks again to LilPete for his 2009 season viewing guides.

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Jonah Hex fits right into Thanksgiving. Here is your first official look at Josh Brolin as the DC comics character Jonah Hex who is a cowboy in the old west. Movie should be out in the summer and it looks bad ass. The picture totally makes you wonder what really happend back in the times of the first turkey feast.

So now that I finally know what day it is…   Go me, right? 

This morning I did the Anthem Turkey Day 5K with my friend Leigh.  We did good, chatting and running, and finished in 34ish minutes.  No PR, but it was a good race with a good friend, and really, on Thanksgiving, what more can a girl ask for?

We’ve been at home today, watching football.  The Cowboys won, BOOYA!!!  Love me some Romo.  Watching the Broncos now, and getting ready to do some more sewing.

Tomorrow starts the 48 hour food fest.  I’m making mashed potatoes, a corn veggie dish, and a green salad to take.  I’m going to work very hard this weekend to stay away from the snack and crap food.  I tend to eat out of anxiety and boredom (at the same time, if that is possible) while at my in-laws’ house, so this will, as always, be challenging.  I’m going to shy away from alcohol, since I know that will only impair my already stressed out thought processes. 

Here’s my mantra for the weekend:  Clean Eating, Whole Foods, Get off my Ass.  I am considering having it tattooed on my forearm.  That won’t be weird, right?

By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys had their way with the Oakland Raiders, piling up their most yards of the season and getting another solid performance from the defense.

Now comes the big challenge for the NFC East leaders: Keeping it up.

Dallas beat Oakland 24-7 on Thursday for its sixth win in seven games, guaranteeing it will remain atop the division going into the final month. Because Decembers have been such disasters for the Cowboys over the past decade-plus, they can only hope this performance indicates things will be different this season.

“I think we have a lot to prove—just for this season, though,” Romo said. “I don’t think any other season has any bearing whatsoever. For us, it’s strictly about right now and this next game. We’ll go from there.”

Despite a back injury sustained four days before, Romo threw for 309 yards. He got more than 100 yards receiving from each of his two favorite targets, Miles Austin and Jason Witten, and threw a touchdown to his highest-paid receiver, Roy Williams.

Dallas (8-3) also had nice balance with more than 60 yards each from running backs Felix Jones, Tashard Choice and Marion Barber.

The defense kept Oakland (3-8) from crossing midfield in the first half, crushing whatever good vibes the Raiders generated by a victory over the division-leading Bengals on Sunday. They got within 17-7 early in the second half on the first career touchdown catch by top draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey, then hardly threatened again.

“Trying to win two games for us has been like trying to climb Mount Everest,” cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said. “We haven’t been able to get any momentum going.”

Coming off two lousy offensive performances, the Cowboys more than made up for it.

They gained 494 yards, sparked by lots of big plays—five of at least 40 yards, and eight of at least 25; no NFL team had done that since New Orleans in October 2006.

Witten had his two longest catches of the season and his first 100-yard outing since last Thanksgiving, and he’d been questionable to even play because of a sprained left foot. Choice had a 66-yard run that was the club’s longest since 2006, Jones added a 46-yarder for a touchdown, and Romo was an efficient 18 of 29 with two touchdown passes and no turnovers.

Still, there were things to worry about, like turning all that into only 24 points because of penalties and converting only four of 12 third-down attempts.

“We still have a lot of work to do,” said Choice, whose big run came out of Dallas’ version of the wildcat formation. “A lot of things that we’ve messed up on we have to get better. We have to stay focused coming into December.”

The defense remains an overshadowed strong point. They went from giving up 68 yards rushing in the first quarter to just 56 the rest of the game, and linebacker Anthony Spencer had his first two sacks of the season. It was especially sweet for him because his predecessor, Greg Ellis, was watching from the Oakland sideline. Ellis made a few plays early but missed the second half because of swelling in his left knee.

Romo is 4-0 in Thanksgiving starts, but this is the time of year his golden touch turns to rust. He is 5-10 after Thanksgiving, counting two playoff losses. Last season, the Cowboys came out of the holiday at 8-4, then went 1-3 and missed the playoffs. The year before, when Dallas went 13-3, two of the losses came in December.

The Cowboys are going to have to earn their way into the playoffs as their final five games are against division leaders New Orleans and San Diego, plus division rivals New York, Philadelphia and Washington.

“I think you put yourself in position well before December,” Romo said. “You have to maintain a level of consistency, then you raise it up going into January—if you’re good enough to do that.”

Austin is one of Dallas’ new wrinkles this time around. The Cowboys’ 6-1 run coincides with the seven games he’s started.

Defenses had done a better job of smothering him in recent weeks, which might’ve lulled the Raiders into going with single coverage. He responded with seven catches for 145 yards and a 9-yard touchdown.

“I don’t think me having a great game means that we’re going to have a great game,” he said. “I would say it is all of us.”

Oakland quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was 18 of 35 for 200 yards and the 4-yard touchdown pass to Heyward-Bey. On that drive, Gradkowski was 5 of 5 for 69 yards, plus a 21-yard scramble, he just couldn’t keep it up.

“There were plays out there to be made early on. We didn’t make them,” Gradkowski said. “I take the blame. I missed a couple early throws on that would have given our team energy.”

Oakland’s powerful punter Shane Lechler failed in his bid to hit the overhead video board, in warmups or in his nine tries during the game.

^NOTES: Dallas hadn’t had two 100-yard receivers since Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn in the 2006 finale. … This was the first time the Cowboys beat the Raiders at home. Oakland had been 3-0 in Dallas—well, Irving. Now the team plays in Arlington. … The stadium’s retractable roof was open for the first time since the opener. … Dallas kicker Nick Folk missed a field goal for the third straight game. … The Raiders hadn’t played on Thanksgiving since 1970.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Raiders defensive end Greg Ellis didn’t play in the second half against Dallas on Thursday because of swelling in his left knee and lower leg.

Ellis was one of the captains and started against the team he played with for 11 seasons. He was in on two tackles in the first series of Oakland’s 24-7 loss.

The medical staff tried to drain the knee at halftime. Ellis said there was also swelling in his calf and shin that prevented him from returning in the second half.

“If the swelling was just in my knee, I probably would have been able to go out there,” said Ellis, who was released by the Cowboys in the offseason. “But it went down my shin and calf, and you can’t drain that.”

Ellis, who also has shoulder problems this season, missed one game after he had surgery on his left knee Nov. 4. He returned Sunday and had a sack against Cincinnati.

“It’s extremely disappointing,” Ellis said. “I wanted to help my team. I hate we lost, but it bothers me more that I wasn’t able to go out there and finish it.”

Today is Thanksgiving.

The End.

Okay, not the end.  I don’t know where to begin, actually.  Should I share with you the awkward gathering of family that took place today?  Did that sentence even make as much sense as it did in my head?  Shall I just question everything throughout this entire piece?  I really like question marks, I think?  Did I even need to end that statement with a question mark?  Do you know?  Do I know?  Who knows?

I’m from the Rio Grande Valley.  I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley.  I went to the school in the Rio Grande Valley.  A piece of me is in the Rio Grande Valley.  Actually, 18 years of my 19 years of living is in the Rio Grande Valley.  Most of all, half of my family lives in the Rio Grande Valley.  So, where do I spend my Thanksgiving?  Alternating from San Antonio and the valley, this year I spent it in the Rio Grande Valley.  Well, I still am spending it here, so it’s not exactly past pretense.  But, you know what I mean.  Right?

Of course, we all celebrate Thanksgiving with a lot of food and drinks.  I mean, we focus our entire day on preparing and eating this delicious edible food.  We worship this food.  Family?  Yeah, they are there.  But, food- food is what we really care about.  Family is there to communicate with when you can no longer breathe from eating so much in one setting.  We are giving thanks to this wonderful food that we prepared and our devouring.  That’s just how it works.  Usually.

As if you didn’t think I was a misfit already, I do not like Thanksgiving and Christmas food.  Turkey?  Yeah, I can do without that.  Stuffing?  Just looking at it makes me gag.  Mashed potatoes?  I can only eat so much of that until I want to vomit.  Ham?  Disgusting.  All the other dishes that are custom to the holiday?  Yeah, I’ll pass on that.  Then there are the desserts.  Pies, cakes, cupcakes, and all those other strange desserts that my Mexican family makes.  I always pass on desserts.  I hate pies.  I can tolerate cakes and cupcakes, but even at that, I’d rather cut a slice of rum cake than that.  At the end of the meal (round 1), I am the more boring holiday festive person.  I get the strange, almost ugly, looks from my family.  I get the common questions that I hear every year.  I get all of that.  It doesn’t bother me.  What bothers me more is the awkwardness of family feasts.

I am Mexican, so there are a lot of people in my family.  If you’re mexican, then I am probably related to you.  That’s just how it works.  Of course, I keep in touch with my family as much as I keep in touch with my friends from middle and high school.  (I don’t ever keep in touch with anyone).  So, you know, seeing them twice a year for these holidays is always an awkward thing.  Having all these aunts, uncles, cousins, and cousins who are my same age and have babies is just weird.  But hey, I’m mexican.  We can get away with that.  It’s normal.  It’s almost custom.  I don’t mind.  But, those first five minutes to an hour of greeting the family is always the most awkward thing.  But, usually, by the end of the 7th round of eating, we are all one big family again.

I don’t know where I’m going with this.  I actually had a point to all I was typing, but then I got distracted with listening to the football game.  Of course, football games.  Thanksgiving is nothing until football games start happening.  Cowboys?  Yeah, even if you hate them, you still sit down on the couch with your beer in hand, watching the game.  It’s as if God planted this in us.  No matter what, we will sit down and watch football on Thanksgiving. FYI, it’s 4th quarter and Cowboys are up 24 to 7.  See?  It’s in us all.

After family left and I cleaned up the mess with my mom, I realized that I am so grateful for the life I live.  The parents I have are amazing.  I love them so much.  Sure, we have are ups and downs, but at the end of the day, it’s safe to say that I love and cherish them more than anything.  I cherish my friends too.  They have to put up with me and, man, that alone deserves a thousand awards for them.  Everything in my life is just great.  Even if I don’t like Thanksgiving food, I am still grateful for everything.

Doesn’t sound weird when I am being optimistic?  I always freak myself out when I actually sound positive and happy.

Yeah, definitely freaking myself out now.

To you and you and you, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.  Whether you spent it alone or with family or with friends, I only hope for the best of day in your shoes.

My love, Dylan, made a Thanksgiving playlist.

Well let’s just say if you live in Oakland or your a Raider fan and think Bruce Gradkowski is going to turn the Raiders around, think again. Yes he did turn in a decent performance last week leading the Raiders to a come from behind win over the AFC  North leading Cincinnati Bengals, but today will be a different story on thanksgiving in Dallas. The Raiders come into the game ranking 30th in run defense and will not be improving on that number as they face the down hill runner Marion Barber, the fast and elusive Felix Jones and the versatile Tashard Choice. With Jason Witten slated to start even with a sprained foot, the Cowboys will simply have too much offensive fire power to be contained by the Raiders. Oakland has a slight chance of coming out on top, and I mean slight. Gradkowski interceptions will be a trend of the day and this one should be ugly from the moment the toe hits the leather.

Reichlich spät, aber gerade noch rechtzeitig. Die Vorschau auf die Thanksgiving-Spiele, heute, Donnerstag, 26. November. Los gehts um

12.30p.m.ET (18.30Uhr)

Green Bay (6-4) @ Detroit (2-8)
Das war ja ne ganz starke Leistung letzte Woche, Glückwunsch Matt Stafford! Aber es war eben nur gegen die Browns. Umso ärgerlicher, daß der No.1 pick der letzten Draft heute wegen dieser Schulterverletzung nicht mitspielen kann. WR Calvin Johnson wahrscheinlich auch nich. Die halbe secondary auch nicht. Aber so ist das im November, hier zeigt sich Jahr um Jahr aufs Neue, warum eine erfolgreiche Mannschaft einen tiefen Kader hat. Bei Green Bay haben sich DE/OLB Aaron Kampman und CB Al Harris mit Kreuzbandrissen in die off-season verabschiedet; sehr, sehr ärgerlich. Aber dafür sollte es gegen die schlechteste Paßverteidigung der Liga keinen großen Probleme für QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Greg Jennings und Donald Driver geben. Pack.

4.15p.m. (22.15Uhr)

Raiders (3-7) @ Cowboys (7-3)
7 Punkte gegen Green Bay und 7 Punkte gegen Washington. 14 erzielte Punkte in den letzten beiden Wochen. Das ist Cleveland-Browns-like. War das der frühzeitige Anfang des traditionellen Cowboys-Dezember-Einbruch? Jetzt kommt auch noch ein vergleichsweise unangenehmer Gegner – die Raiders. Man mag es kaum glauben, aber die Raiders haben in dieser Saison schon gegen die Eagles und gegen die Bengals gewonnen. Und sie haben auch das richtige Rezept um die Cowboys niederzuringen: ihre old-school-defense, hauptsächlich Mann-gegen-Mann, keine Zonen und fire blitzes und komische Formationen und was sich die DCs der Liga sonst noch so alles ausdenken. Wenn CB Nnamdi Asomugha WR Miles “and more” Austin in Mannverteidigung nimmt und ab und zu noch safety help hat, fängt der keinen Ball. Und dann Tony Romo und Jason Garrett? TE und Romos BFF Jason Witten kann kein Spiel alleine gewinnen. Oakland braucht nur ein oder zwei big plays. Can you hear me, Darius Heyward-Bay, Michael Bush, Darren McFadden, Louis Murphy, Johnnie Lee Higgins? Ihr seid doch alle explosiv genug, zeigt das doch mal! Und dann: upset, baby! Raiders.

8.20p.m. (02.20hr)

NY Giants (6-4) @ Denver (6-4)
Denver hat 37 Punkte gemacht – wenn man die letzten vier Spiele zusammenrechnet. Dabei hat die Saison so gut angefangen mit sechs Siegen in Folge. Dann kam die bye-week und seitdem vier Klatschen: 7-30 in Baltimore, 10-28 gegen Pittsburgh, 17-27 in Washington und letzte Woche kamen sie gegen San Diego mit 3-32 unter die Räder. So eine Serie reißt irgendwann auch wieder, aber nicht gegen die Giants. Die hatten in diesem Jahr auch schon so ein Loch. Nach 5-0-Start gabs vier Klatschen. Aber mit dem harterkämpften Sieg gegen Atlanta am vergangenen Wochenende, 34-31 in OT, sind sie wieder zurück in der richtigen Spur. Auch wenn die Verteidigung noch Sorgen bereitet. Giants.

This thanksgiving the lions will play the packers and the cowboys will play the broncos.

Predictions: Dallas 24   Oakland 10  And  New York 35   Denver 21     And      Green Bay 35    Detriot  17

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I sure have a lot to bet thankful for recently.  Namely, I thank my genius brain for figuring out this system that has been consistently correct 70-80% of the time. And I’m thankful that it works for basketball, football, and hockey.  I’m sure it works for baseball as well, but that’s going to have to wait another 6 months or so.

So today was yet another good day for me.  I won all 3 3-team teasers (2 7pts and 1 4pt).  I lost my 1 straight wager for the NBA by 1.5 points. That technically puts me at 9-1 for the day but since it was only 4 teams in the teasers I’ll call it 4-1. I was 5-0 SU on those games.  As for the NHL, I went 2-1 which normally isn’t bad but I tried to parlay them so it didn’t really work out for me.  I’m still happy with it since I made money on the day and I’m still learning.

I apologize for being a little disorganized lately, and my posts haven’t been too in-depth.  I’m still working the kinks out of my system and trying to get everything running smoothly, all while working 40 hours and exercising 14 hours a week. It’s tough to fit it all in but once I get everything sorted out I’ll be able to do the dirty work more quickly and have more time to write good posts.

Also, I know I haven’t updated the other pages in a while.  I’ll get to that this weekend. I promise.

Anyway, here are tomorrow’s NFL, NHL, and NBA picks for tomorrow.

GB VS DET; GB -11.5 (BOUGHT 2PTS)

Surprisingly this is my weakest game of the three.  You wouldn’t think I’d need to buy any points but I am a slave to my system so I do what it says. Stafford looked good last week but remember who he was playing.  And remember how many points the Browns scored on them.

OAK VS DAL; DAL -13.5

This game scares me a little just based on how Dallas has been playing lately.  I’m hoping they’ll be able to take advantage of the Raider’s beaten defense as they didn’t get much rest since their last game.  Obviously Dallas didn’t get much rest either but a short week is harder on the defense than it is on the offense. And I don’t think Oakland’s offense is good enough to really “take advantage” of Dallas.

NYG VS DEN; NYG -6.5

The Giants are back on their feet while the Broncos can’t even find theirs. Giants will keep rolling while the Broncos keep falling.

I also parlayed these games as my system says they are strong.  I played them in a 6pt teaser as well to hopefully offset some losses if they don’t quite cover the spread.

NHL:

Columbus vs Ottowa

Los Angeles vs Vancouver

It looks like the 2 US teams will not be so thankful tomorrow as they both are travelling out of the country and both are going to lose.  I’m playing this as a parlay as well.

NBA:

CHI vs UTA; UTA -3 (BOUGHT 4PTS)

This is the only game of 2 tomorrow that has a spread out right now and the only way I can play it is if I buy 4 points.  I cannot do that on sportsbook.com unless it is part of a teaser (they only let me buy up to 3).  If the other game isn’t good enough to use in a teaser I’ll probably just let it go.

Viv writes:

I’m moving along nicely in my current wip, Rocky Mountain High, maybe even reaching the end of the project by the time this post gets published. It’s a fun, yet demanding task to write the second book in a series–the background for the story is there but somehow you want to make sure that the new story stands alone. Not only that but you also want to let the characters people have come to enjoy make an appearance or two. Book two is about Daniel, and here’s a tease that introduces him from Rocky Mountain Heat, book one in the series, available from Liquid Silver Books.

As a hero, he’s turned out to be VERY hot.

—-

“Why are you asking?” Blake found a table leg that needed hand sanding and he sat to smooth the piece as he spoke.

“He’s asking because he and Jesse are hoping to sweet talk the girl into kissing them. I’m right, ain’t I?” Daniel asked, joining them in the workshop.

Joel grinned. “We want more than kisses, but I’d settle for starting there. She’s the sweetest kisser–”

“How do you know?” Blake demanded.

Daniel snorted. “You missed that one? The boys hogtied her back in high school, what was it, tenth grade? I heard about it for weeks, couldn’t get them to shut up about how much fun they’d had, how soft her lips were, how she fit between them so well.” Daniel shook a finger at Joel. “This habit you two have of going for the same girl at the same time isn’t very socially accepted around these parts, you know. You better step real careful around the girls’ daddies until you know for sure they don’t plan to shoot one of you.”

“You both kissed Jaxi? At the same time?” Blake reeled. “Was this before or after she went out with Travis?”

“Before. I still don’t understand why she ever dated him.” Joel plopped on the bench next to Blake. “I know he’s our brother and all but sometimes he’s an ass. Of all the guys she could have gone to the prom with, why’d she pick him?”

“I still don’t believe she kissed you and Jesse. Together.”

“Well, it wasn’t her idea, Blake. We were rather insistent. And she kissed us one at a time. It’s not like I want my lips right next to Jesse’s. I’m not into that.”

Daniel sat and joined in. “I kissed her once.” Blake barely stopped his jaw from hitting the floor. “Yup, only it was kiss her or kill her. She rode Thunder without permission and when she managed to get him back into the barn without getting killed I kind of lost my head.” Daniel winked at Joel. “You’re right, she is a sweet kisser.”

Joel poked at Blake. “You ever kiss her?”

“No! Course not. She’s just a little girl. I’m surprised at you, Daniel, she’s five years younger than you.”

“If I were fifteen and she were ten it would be a problem,” Daniel said. “She was old enough and she knew what we were doing. I didn’t give her much choice in the matter either. Looks like you’re the only Coleman boy she hasn’t kissed yet, Blake. Maybe we’d better set you up or something.”

——

Rocky Mountain Heat, available from Liquid Silver Books,

Power Thursday

Increíble semana sin muchos juegos importantes, pero después de todo resulto ser una semana muy importante con todos los equipos del norte de la americana viéndose mal, los leones y los cafés brindaron un juego muy interesante sin aspiraciones a playoffs y los vaqueros y los Redskings uno muy aburrido. Los Titanes siguen ganando y los broncos siguen perdiendo…

Y para una semana en la que este jueves tendremos 3 partidos, un domingo mas ligero con los partidos de las 12 teniendo cero importancia, los de la tarde quiero verlos todos (menos el de los jefes) y el de la noche un platillo interesante en un duelo divisional entre los Acereros y los Cuervos. Y el lunes por la noche el plato principal:  Santos vs. Patriotas, Brees vs. Brady… oh yeah!

Como nota extra se aprobó en el presupuesto de los equipos el sueldo para un neurólogo, cosa que es una medida de seguridad muy importante… solo falta que los equipos y los jugadores tomen en cuenta la opinión medica.

32. Browns

[1-9] Un equipo espantoso, lesiones al por mayor pero posiblemente falsas; salían del partido dos jugadas y después absolutamente nada… pero pues pese a todo eso, me gusto el partido ya que fueron dos QB que quieren lucir pero aun no están listos contra dos defensivas espantosas

31. Rams

[1-9] Corrieron con suerte de no recibir una increíble paliza, ya que el QB rival salio por lesión y el rival bajo el nivel de juego. Muy seguramente no ganaran ni un solo partido mas y se quedaran con la primera selección para intentar juntar muchas selecciones y poner gente que ayude a Steven Jackson que es mucho jugador para tan poco equipo

30. Buccanners

[1-9] Después de recibir una increíble paliza y con un cierre de calendario que suena muy complicado este equipo que no es tan malo como los dos anteriores podría sufrir pero ser beneficiado; posiblemente no gane ningún partido mas, los cafés tienen un calendario mas flexible y por ahí ganarle a los Chiefs y Tampa tendría la segunda selección del draft y ayudarse para la siguiente temporada

29. Lions

[2-8] Matthew Stafford sigue con molestias en el hombro izquierdo después de la separación de hombro sufrida el domingo pasado, seria una estupidez completa que jugara contra los empacadores… y si las molestias continúan es mejor dejarlo sanar tranquilamente

28. Bills

[3-7] Regresa TO? naaa tuvo muchas yds pero no logro ayudar a su equipo con alguna escapada importante, y en su calendario pues simplemente recibes a los Patriotas y recibes a los Colts…

27. Seahawks

[3-7] Los Vikingos les hasta por abajo de la lengua y ahora tendrán una oportunidad de victoria ante los Rams

26. Redskings

[3-7] En un partido muy aburrido contra los Vaqueros en el cual no hicieron absolutamente nada por intentar ganar (tampoco los vaqueros), con un roster sufriendo con muchos lesionados y con un calendario complicadísimo al cierre contra equipos como águilas, santos, gigantes y chargers… pues no podremos esperar una mejora

25. Chiefs

[3-7] Están en el top25 después de ganarle a un equipo que la semana pasada estaba en el 6to puesto

24. Raiders

[3-7] Suben 4 lugares y crean una interesante situación ya que después de un buen juego por Bruce Gradkowski el futuro de JaMarcus Russell con el equipo esta en duda, Gradkowski sera el que inicie el resto de la temporada. Mejoro increíblemente la ofensiva, sin estar tantos puntos abajo la defensiva aguanto y consiguieron una victoria que hizo ver mal a muchos de los “psíquicos” (al igual que contra las águilas). Veremos que noticias nos trae este equipo que dentro de unas horas enfrentan a los Vaqueros que vienen bajando de nivel y el resto de su calendario le permitiría conseguir una o dos victorias mas; cosa que seria de mucho beneficio para la confianza del equipo para la siguiente temporada y porque es importante no estar en buena posición en el draft no nos valla a tocar otro Russell cuando pudimos haber elegido un Peterson

23. 49ers

[4-6] Derrota ante los Packers pero no se vieron tan tirados pal monte… van contra los Jaguares con posibilidades importantes de la victoria y un calendario que incluye a los Leones y a los Rams que posiblemente pueda meterlos en la pelea si se ponen las pilas

22. Jets

[4-6] Mark Sanchez después del incidente del hotdog no puede levantar y se habla de que tendrá que disfrutar de algún tiempo en la banca

21. Bears

[4-6] Cutler necesita jugar mejor y punto, esta matando a este equipo ya que solamente quiere lanzar la bola sin dejar correr a Forte

20. Panthers

[4-6] Visitan a los Jets y estoy esperando un buen juego por parte de las panteras

19. Texans

[5-5] Bajan 4 lugares ya que se vinieron abajo al final del partido sin poder logar nada

18. Titans

[4-6] Una importante victoria y Chris Johnson es una maquina, con Vince Young se le abre un poco de hueco porque también tienes que cuidar que Young no sea el que corra. Y quizá podrían levantar su temporada ya que esta semana reciben a los Cards y quizá podrían llevarse la victoria y digamos que ganan (5-6), pierden en Indianapolis (5-7), recibes a los Rams (6-7), recibes a los Delfines que sin R. Brown no sabemos si puedan aguantar ya que la gente estará preparada contra Ricky Williams y digamos que ganan (7-7), los Chargers dependiendo de como decidan cerrar su temporada seria otra derrota (7-8) y contra los de Seattle una victoria (8-8) y cerrar 8-8 para un equipo que arranco la temporada con 0-6 son muy buenas noticias

17. Dolphins

[5-5] ¿Estarán con vida estos delfines? Tienen un calendario que les permitiría con un buen juego terminar la temporada con récord positivo, una vez mas si juegan bien podrían estar aunque se ve complicado

16. Ravens

[5-5] Es difícil jugar contra Peyton y los Colts, pero este equipo que empezó bien podría quedarse fuera de posibilidades numéricas ya que tienen un calendario que se podría complicar (pese a tener dos posibles, bueno… casi victorias seguras en contra de los Raiders y los Leones). Pero aun tienen que enfrentar dos veces a los acereros y este domingo es una de ellas… duelo directo que es clave para ambos equipos

15. Falcons

[5-5] Este equipo viene en caída libre. Posiblemente despierte su ofensiva pero su defensiva no esta logrando jugadas clave en el mano a mano, pero tienen la “suerte” de tener un calendario que si se ponen las pilas podría volverlos en la pelea ya que tienen que enfrentar 2 veces a Tampa y a los Bills, y prácticamente son tres victorias que los dejarían (8-5), así que la responsabilidad esta en sus manos enfrentando a las águilas y jets que con una victoria ante alguno de ellos los pondría 9-7 (incluyendo una derrota contra los Santos) y ese 9-7 los puede poner en la pelea

14. Jaguars

[6-4] JonesDrew es una maquina juego tras juego, esta semana tuvo una “baja” en su juego ya que solamente corrió para 66yds y 1TD (si eso es baja de juego pues felicitaciones). Equipo que tiene en sus manos la calificación pero no me agradan como equipo

13. Broncos

[6-4] Una tremenda barrida que recibieron por parte de los cargadores los pone de vuelta en el lugar, derrota tras derrota para tener una racha de cuatro consecutivas. Equipo que esta demostrando lo que la mayoría creíamos, pero gracias al buen inicio tiene la calificación en sus manos ya que aun puede lograr nueve victorias ya que enfrentan 2 veces a los jefes y reciben a los Raiders. Dos derrotas en contra de los hermanos Manning respectivamente (Giants y Colts) y jugarse la calificación en contra de las águilas.

Honestamente no creo que sean capaces de conseguirlo, pero tambien honestamente preferiría ver a los broncos que a algún otro del este o sur de la americana (excluyendo a los Pats y a los Colts obviamente)

12. Packers

[6-4] Interesante victoria en contra de los 49es, su defensiva esta muy lesionada… pero creo que su ofensiva es tan buena que si logran proteger un poco las a Rodgers este equipo puede despreocuparse de las lesiones y concentrarse en un puesto de playoffs

11. Steelers

[6-4] Una dura derrota contra un equipo tan débil como Kansas que podría afectar sus aspiraciones a calificar, ya que no solo es la derrota si no que pierdes a tu QB suplente para la temporada y posiblemente al Big Ben en un partido CLAVE contra los cuervos. Aunque ese posiblemente es falso, Big Ben jugara si o si

10. Giants

[6-4] Regresan a la senda del triunfo, esta semana van a ganarle a Denver lo que los pone en lucha seria y si aprendieron de sus errores como candidatos serios para la final de la NFC, y con tres juegos divisionales restantes en su calendario la calificación esta completamente en sus manos

9. Eagles

[6-4] Interesante victoria en contra de las águilas y esta semana posiblemente le ganaran a los Broncos para conseguir legítimamente el liderato de la división

8. Cowboys

[7-3] Una victoria muy aburrida en contra de los Redskings pero al final es una victoria que los sigue manteniendo empatados en victorias de su división. Buenas noticias es que Romo aparenta esta mejor y listo para enfrentar a los Raiders en algunos minutos

7. Bengals

[7-3] Dolorosa derrota en contra de los Raiders, y esperemos para bien de ellos que perder contra equipos de “abajo” no sea cosa de quedarse porque enfrentan en semanas consecutivas a los cafés y a los leones, y en la 16 a los jefes. De ser victorias estas tres estarían amarrando posiblemente un boleto

6. Cardinals

[7-3] Un partido interesante en contra de los Titanes, digo… interesante si no juega Warner, de lo contrario van a ganar y van a clasificar; si no fuera por ayudarlos mas, aun tienen partidos en contra de los Rams y los Leones

5. Chargers

[7-3] Enfrentan a los jefes, de ahí a los cafés para prácticamente amarrar la división. De ahí vaqueros, bengals, titanes y redskings

4. Patriots

[7-3] Un equipo que se viene viendo consistente durante las ultimas semanas y este lunes enfrenta la prueba de fuego ante los Santos en un partido de si o si…  y sin importar una posible derrota el lunes, de mantener el paso (sin lo de regalar juegos como contra los Colts) este equipo amarra la división y descansa la primera semana

3. Colts

[10-0] Siguen ganando, y como mencionábamos la semana pasada que no son buenas noticias… si ganan y pierden los Jaguares aseguran la división. Su defensa no me agrada y gracias al calendario que tienen posiblemente logren mantener la temporada invicta… y OJO! NOSTRADAMUS! bueno, obviamente descansan la primera semana, y después… eliminados!

2. Saints

[10-0] Un día de campo en contra de TampaBay, la ultima vez que los baje de #1 le dieron una paliza a los Gigantes… así que veremos este lunes si logran retomar la punta ya que no merecen el #1 pese a seguir invictos a como han venido jugando

1. Vikings

[10-0] Nuevo líder! Un día de campo en contra de los Seahawks es importante que el resto de su calendario no esta regalado pero tampoco en un día de campo, lo que serainteresante para mantener a ritmo de juego a Favre pero sin exigirlo al máximo y descansando la primera semana, ojo con el general en los playoffs con ayuda de su gran defensiva y el solido juego por tierra. Con una posible adelanto de playoffs en la semana 16 en contra de los Gigantes

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving for most people, but for me, it’s just another day of working.  I guess it’s alright, but it still stinks that I have to work on a NATIONAL HOLIDAY!  Why do the Cowboys play on that day?  I mean, really, on Thanksgiving!?  Thank goodness they don’t play on Christmas, or I’d be out of a job.  That day is WAY more important to me than an actual job, believe it or not.

But since it is Christmas time, officially, for me!  I have plenty of things to occupy my time now!  Next week, we will be making the purchase of the year!!!!: THE TREEEEE!!!!!!!!  I suppose this year we must choose between a flocked and a not…flocked.  *Shudders*  I love flocked trees…the mess is less.  Well, we’ll just have to battle it out.

What am I thankful for?

The fact that I have NOTHING to ask for for Christmas.  I am truly blessed in the sense that I have no need for anything.  The things that I WANT are of course way too expensive to ask anyone to purchase for me.  I’m completely satisfied.  The only thing I would wish for is to be able to live at home happily so that I can save money.  I would literally have saved $7,000.  It’s so expensive to live on my own, but I do enjoy it much better than living at home, unfortunately.  I guess we’ll just have to see how it goes this next month and a half.  I have to weigh my happiness against my need for money.  I’m doing fine on money, just so you know, I just could be doing BETTER!  That’s probably going to be the biggest issue between Garrison and I.  We hate spending money.  It’s silly, but I guess it’s just in our genes to be rich.  hahahahahaha!  I can’t wait to live poor with him.  I love him.

On that note:  Happy Thanksgiving to those of you celebrating tomorrow, goodnight!

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK AT LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!!! EVERYWHERE WE GO!!! da da dad adadad dad adad dada (this is how Dad and I finish the song, because we can’t remember the words)

By Raimundo Ortiz

Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, and football.  Today, I’d like to focus on football.  I’ll tell you what to expect from the games, and what to keep your eye one to help avoid the ‘itis.

Game One: Packers vs. Lions

The Lions proved they have a pulse last week in an unexpected barn-burner against the Cleveland Browns.  Unfortunately, their statement was marred by another injury to rookie QB Matthew Stafford.  Adding inury to injury, Calvin Johnson’s status is also up in the air.

If Johnson plays, backup Daunte Culpepper’s big arm could keep Detroit competitive.  Maybe.  Some will point to Aaron Rodgers’  line’s inability to protect him as another reason the Lions could hang around and sneak an upset in on Thanksgiving.

Fret not Packers fans.  Rodgers will not have a problem carving up Detroit, pressure or not.  And for the record the Lions served up 37 points to the Browns.  Green Bay is slightly more talented.  Take Green Bay (-11.0) if you’re betting.  If not, watch for Calvin Johnson to put on a show of athleticism and Kevin Smith to take advantage of the absence of linebacker Aaron Kampman.  Too bad the Lions don’t have a defense.  If they did, they’d have a shot.

Game Two: Cowboys vs. Raiders

The Raiders would have been committing a sinful act by subjecting a large Thanksgiving audience to watching JaMarcus Russell attempt to play quarterback.  They looked great last week in upsetting the Cincinatti Bengals, a team that’s for real.  Bruce Gradkowski played well and Raider Nation had an oppurtunity to cheer for once.

Hope they enjoyed it.

Dallas has been stagnant the last two weeks offensively, and many are back to hounding Tony Romo, proclaiming Miles Austin a fluke, and not believing in the Cowboys.  Me?  I don’t really buy into America’s Team as the beast of the NFC East, but I do think they’ve got some sick weapons on offense.  And I also think the Raiders are terrible.  I’m figuring we’re gonna see a blowout in this one.

The Raiders run game is in flux, with three backs and nobody taking the reins.  They should be handing the ball off to McFadden, and using Bush and Fargas to spell the young stud.  Instead, they’re a confusing jumble with a mediocre QB and no real threats at wide receiver.

Look for Marion Barber to punish them, Felix Jones to have 1 or 2 highlight reel runs, and Roy Williams to flourish with Nnamdi Asomugah latched onto Miles Austin.  Take Dallas (-13.5) to the bank.

Game Three: Giants vs. Broncos

NOW!  Here’s a game.  I’ve never been very high on the Denver Broncos, and they’ve validated all my suspicions with their recent downturn.  However, the G-Men have serious flaws of their own.  Their pass rush has been far less formidable than the preceding two years, and their depleted secondary has given up way too many big plays.

Kyle Orton will play.  This means the Broncos have a great chance to hit it big with passes to Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal.  They will need those two wide receivers to step up in a big way.

Conversely, the Giants will need Danny Ware to play at a starter’s level with Ahmad Bradshaw’s foot in a boot.  Brandon Jacobs needs a tag-team partner, and this is Ware’s moment in the sun.

The desperation card will be played by both teams, because both hit the rocks after fast starts and have lost their respective division leads.  The way I see it, Eli Manning led Big Blue to victory last week against Atlanta when their backs were against the wall.  Eli is at his best when the odds are stacked against him.  He is more equipped to rise to the occasion than Kyle Orton, not to mention healthier.  The Giants run game is stronger.  The Giant defense is more explosive, and their wide receivers just as efficient as the Broncos unit.  Expect it to be close, and for Eli to pull away late.  Giants win in an exciting nightcap.  Take them (-6.5).

by Tony Bosma

Nothing goes better with gorging yourself than the National Football League. Thankfully, the NFL is granting fans with a three-game lineup to enjoy, so long as the tryptophan doesn’t take over for too long. Lucky for us, the Lions still play on Thanksgiving, which means a nap can still be fit into the day.

Green Bay @ Detroit (12:30 ET)

The Lions are coming off an emotionally-charged win over the Cleveland Browns (somehow that’s possible). Quarterback Matthew Stafford doesn’t look likely to play after injuring his throwing shoulder in the game, but it won’t matter who is playing QB for the Lions in this game. Green Bay is in the hunt for an NFC Wild Card bid and are facing the Lions at an opportune time. Though it’s always an opportune time to play the Lions, the Packers are showing signs of life since losing to Tampa Bay in Week 9 by beating the Cowboys and 49ers in the past two weeks, respectively.

GB over DET, 28-10

Oakland @ Dallas (4:15 ET)

It’s put-up or shut-up time for the Cowboys. After a loss to Green Bay in Week 10 and an ugly win over Washington in Week 11, the Cowboys offense is due for a resurection. Who better to play than the Raiders? Well, to give the Raiders their due, they did beat the Bengals in Week 11, but when Bruce Gradkowski is your quarterback, don’t expect your luck to last too long.

DAL over OAK, 33-13

New York Giants @ Denver (8:20 ET)

Denver is in disarray, and that’s putting it lightly. While you can’t count them out of this game, their defense looks to have lost all of its power and their offense can’t do anything if Kyle Orton isn’t under center. That being said, it’s hard to just hand this game to the Giants, who have been so inconsistent this season that they can’t be a favorite in any game. To stay in the Wild Card hunt, both teams need this game, badly. This game will come down to a coaches duel, and in that situation, go with experience.

NYG over DEN, 18-10

It is that time of year again in America, Thanksgiving and by the way it is something people in Britain just don’t get.

We have the usual games in Detroit and Dallas along with a game in Denver this year.  So if nothing else we should get alot of points.  So now that i have said that it will be 3 really low scoring games.

No game looks like it is going to be a classic and if anything the chances are there will be a couple of blow outs.

First up is Green Bay beating Detriot

Or at least you would hope so, yes the Lions put up a ton of points last week but lets face it they were playing the Browns.  The Packers defence is a totally different kettle of fish.  I expect Rodgers to have a big game and for the Packers to win by 14 or so.

Second up is Dallas beating Oakland

Surely the Dallas offence can’t play that bad again, even Romo must get better!
In all honestly I expect this game to be over by half time and I refuse to believe that Oakland win two games in a row.

Finally we have New York beating Denver

The Giants and Eli are getting back into the swing of things and I think they will enjoy a comfortable win against a rapidly failing Broncos team.

This last Sunday and Monday were as crazy a week in the NFL as I can remember.  There was hardly a game that went down the way that everyone had expected.  Many analysts looked at this as a down week and after looking at the schedule before Sunday’s games that was my feeling as well.  Boy, were we wrong about that, where do you even start?  The fact that the Bengals lost on the last play of the game to the Raiders after they fumbled the kickoff or how about the Texans losing to the Titans who have now won four in a row, to go along with quarterback Vince Young’s personal eight game winning streak.   Maybe, you don’t like to dwell on the negatives and you want to talk about how the Colts and Saints are still unbeaten and it was not at all easy for the Colts.  I don’t know what to talk about either, but it was a great weekend.

I will say this though there is a team that won on Sunday in dramatic fashion and made me a believer and that team is the Detroit Lions.  What?  I know what you’re thinking, how could I be a believer in the Lions?  I’m not a believer in the Lions this year or probably even next year, but I believe in the guy they have at quarterback, Matthew Stafford.  I thought he might just be another Jamarcus Russell or “Jarmucus” as Tom Jackson calls him, but he’s not.  He came out and threw five touchdown passes and lead his team to victory at the end of the game.  He even threw that last touchdown with a separated shoulder now that’s tough.  You could even see him after he threw it saying it’s out, it’s out.  I am now a Stafford fan I hope he keeps playing big and that eventually the Lions will surround him with the talent necessary to win.

While Matthew Stafford impressed me I think the best team in the league to this point isn’t one of the unbeatens.  It pains me to say it, but the Minnesota Vikings thrashed the Seahawks the way they were supposed to on Sunday and nobody even batted an eyelash.  As long as Favre can keep playing at the same level for the rest of the season I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see him holding up that Lombardi Trophy.  The reason that I really like the Vikings is not their offense, which is dynamic, it’s that defense.  I think they might have the best defense in the league right now and you could argue that they have the best team on both sides of the ball.  So, you heard here first look out for the Vikings I actually see them getting home field advantage throughout the playoffs passing up everybody’s darling the Saints.

Now as for this week, it should be a good one there are a lot of good games especially the Patriots and Colts game that will be the talk of ESPN for the next few days.  We’ll also have the traditional Thanksgiving Day games featuring the Cowb0ys and the Lions.  Thanksgiving is synonymous with football whether it be watching it on TV or playing it in the backyard, no holiday says football like Thanksgiving.  So have a good one tomorrow watch and play some football and most of all eat up, I know I will.

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A team can never go into a game against a seemingly poor team and expect to get the win. The Oakland Raiders proved that against the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday.

The Raiders had the ball late in the fourth quarter against the Bengals and managed a scoring drive to tie the game. On the kickoff, the Bengals returner fumbled which the Raiders recovered with seconds on the clock, where they kicked a game winning field goal.

Now the Raiders are coming into Cowboys stadium with a lot of confidence.

But the Cowboys NEED to blow through the Raiders this Thanksgiving to get their own confidence back. I am referring strictly to the offense.

The last two offensive performances against the Packers and Redskins has been putrid and mainly the passing attack.

The Cowboys ran a lot on Sunday and they did quite well. That is why it makes no sense as to why the passing game could not get going.

Also, the play calling was odd in certain situations. On many 3rd and shorts, the Cowboys were in shotgun and they would run it. They need to get Romo behind the center on those situations.

In the game against Oakland, it is likely that they will run the ball heavy again. Oakland is ranked 30th in run defense.

As Nick Eatman said on The Lunch Break on DallasCowboys.com, Tashard Choice should get a healthy amount of carries since he is the freshest back from Sunday.

As far as the passing offense, you just hope that good runs can open up the pass. That is really all you can say and hope for. These receivers need to make a difference as well and hopefully Romo can be more precise with his throws.

In the past three Thanksgiving day games, the Cowboys have blown out the opposing team.

But there is a difference in the team going into this years game.

In 2006, the Cowboys were hot coming into Thanksgiving, having just beaten the undefeated Colts the Sunday before, then went into the Thursday game and destroyed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-10 where Romo threw 5 touchdowns.

In 2007, the Cowboys were hot all season long and they took care of the New York Jets on Thanksgiving that year, 34-3.

Last year, the team was on a hot streak after the bye, getting their third consecutive win on Thanksgiving against the Seattle Seahawks, 34-9.

This season though, the Cowboys are coming off of a win, but two poor offensive games in a row.

The Cowboys have to come out swinging in this game. They cannot even start off slow in my opinion. They need to go for the throat early and keep their foot on that throat.

They need a serious confidence booster and even though this is the Raiders, if they can also blow them out, that could do it.

But if they have another offensive lull, they might be in trouble going into December.