Turkey Day Football!

There aren't many things better than pigging out on Thanksgiving and watching football, it's could single handily be the most American thing you can do, after serving in the military, and voting...and lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July. Okay so maybe watching football on Turkey Day barely cracks the top 5 on a sane person's list, but it's still awesome, and this year is no different! We have three great games tomorrow and I am here to preview them for you.

Green Bay Packers (10-0) at Detroit Lions (7-3)
Line - Packers by 7
So it's no secret that Green Bay is undefeated and Aaron Rodgers is having a one of the best passing years in NFL history, but I think they are vulnerable. Detroit is a very good football, and their 7-3 record shows that, they have a solid offense with Matt Stafford, and everyone's favorite Transformer, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson, and a solid enough running game with Kevin Smith filling in for Jahvid Best. So I don't see them having any problem scoring on the absolutely atrocious Packer D, but you can't go against the Pack and try to out score them, you need to stop them. And I believe that the Lions D is what will win them this game. No James Starks means that the Pack just became one-dimensional. Now if any QB in the NFL could overcome this I would say Rodgers is one of the few, but against a very good D-Line from Detroit and a very overrated O-Line in Green Bay, I don't see this ending well for Rodgers. I'm going with the Lions with the upset, ending Green Bay's perfect season 27-21.


Miami Dolphins (3-7) at Dallas Cowboys (6-4)
Line - Cowboys by 7
Now I'm not a Dolphin fan at all, so I will try to as unbiased as possible when previewing this game. Out of the three games today, this one is the only one that doesn't have a "play-off" feel to it. The Dolphins are as dead as Tony Sparano's coaching career, and the Cowboys aren't consistent enough to prove that they are a play-off team. The Dolphins, on paper, aren't a terrible team. Solid D, great O-Line, good enough receiving core, and the best hair for a kicker ever. They do lack a QB and a consistent running game, but that isn't what has killed them this season, it's the fact that they let the stupidest things derail them in game. The Cowboys, on the hand, can't finish games. With the exception of the Philly game, all three of Dallas' losses have come by blowing leads in the final period. Tony Romo is have a very good year in my opinion, DeMarco Murray is has emerged as an amazing runner, and the D  has looked awesome with Rob Ryan at the helm. This team a few bad plays away from being 9-1 and in the driver's seat in the East. So I see this game going a lot like the Dophins-Jets Monday Night game with the Cowboys winning 27-10

San Francisco 49ers (9-1) at Baltimore Ravens (7-3)
Line - Ravens by 4
This game is the has the two most even teams of the match-ups today. Both have great running games, underachieving QBs, and similarly built defenses...oh and their head coaches are brothers. This game will come down to the decision making of the quarterbacks as you can't run against either one of these teams. Frank Gore and Ray Rice are both top tier running backs, but trying to run on Baltimore and San Fran is like trying to to wrestle an 800 pound bull, it's not going to end well, and you probably will end up in the hospital. Joe Flacco and Alex Smith have both shown flashes of brilliance, but they both always seem to show their true colors at times (Ute Red for Smith and Blue Hen Blue for Flacco...okay not funny, but worth a shot). Whichever QB stays cleaner, in performance and straight not on the floor, will be the victor in the brother bowl. Oh and I guess I should talk about John and Jim Harbaugh as the first set of brother Head Coaches to square off against each other...there I said it. It's not significant at all, there is no "Rock, Paper, Scizzors" or Tecmo Super Bowl showdown between the two to see who get the ball first, or who doesn't have to clean the stadium, or any other stupid backyard football bets we make in our childhood. So I'm going with the Ravens in a very tight game, winning 20-17.

So there you have it, hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving, and don't forget to wear comfortable clothes to the table, as you might leave a few pounds heavier.

Until next time...Jonny V