The NFL — Thanksgiving Day edition
I’ve been up all night, so I’m not to be able to watch all the games today. Briefly, here are my thoughts on today’s games –
The Green Bay Packers versus the Detroit Lions. In spite of Detroit’s miraculous win last week, they’re still an awful team. The Green Bay Packers have their problems, but it’s mostly on defense. Aaron Rodgers will have a good day as the Packers run away from (I guess would be more correctly to say “throw the ball down the throats of”) the Detroit Lions. It is possible for Detroit to win but Green Bay would have to completely self-destruct. Look for Green Bay to win by more than two touchdowns.
The Dallas Cowboys versus the Oakland Raiders. The Oakland Raiders have a stiff defense. Strong defenses have absolutely crushed the high-powered Dallas Cowboys offense. Tony Romo has not been very accurate over the last two weeks. I don’t know whether he’s afraid of throwing an interception or if he’s having withdrawal symptoms from being dumped by Jessica Simpson or what. All I know is he’s not playing that well. The NFL, these days, is driven by quarterbacks. The better your quarterback, the better your team does. The worse your quarterback is — welcome to the cellar. The Raiders have excellent cornerbacks who will pressure Miles Austin, who has disappeared over the last two weeks, and Roy Williams, who continues to be extremely mediocre. In order for the Cowboys to win, they’re going to have to run the ball and throw the ball to the running backs. I’m not sure how much Jason Witten is going to play. He’s been nursing a sore ankle. The Dallas defense is going to have to force some turnovers. In order for the Cowboys to win this game, they’re going to have to get out to an early lead. They need to give the Raiders a reason to give up. If this game is close in the third quarter, look for another extremely close game. I think the Dallas Cowboys will win this game, but it will be from an incredible rushing performance from the running backs. I sure hope Felix Jones is up to the task.
The New York Giants versus the Denver Broncos. This is probably the best game of the day. Both teams are in an almost must-win situation. The Denver Broncos started off so hot. Unfortunately for them, that was more than three weeks ago. They have now lost three in a row. They’ve looked awful and are going to be losing a couple of these games. The New York Giants, on the other hand, lost their mojo, but seem to have tried to right the ship last week with an extremely important when over the Atlanta Falcons. I just don’t know if Denver’s defense can hold up. In order for Denver to win, they have to put pressure on Eli Manning early in the game. Denver must stop the run if they’re going to have any chance of winning this game. Look for Brandon Jacobs to have a big day. I think the New York Giants are going to win this game in Denver. No matter who wins, this should be an excellent game.
