Day: November 24, 2016

NFL betting lines and picks against the spread for every Week 12 game

November 24, 2016

<!– It's a great week for gambling on the NFL (especially on Thanksgiving) Truly, this is what the NFL is all about. All 32 teams are in action in Week 12, with three Thanksgiving Day games on your plate as well. That's all the introduction this week's slate of games needs. We went 8-5-1 last […]

9 of the most crushing blunders in NFL history

November 24, 2016

<!– Thanksgiving Day is a time for giving thanks, watching football, and trotting out stories involving the famous Thanksgiving Day “Butt Fumble.” I’m happy to oblige. Whatever you do, just don’t ask Bill Belichick about the play. Because that happened Wednesday and it went as well as you probably are imagining. (Note: Two of the […]

The Cowboys, Redskins and Thanksgiving evoke memories of Clint Longley

November 24, 2016

There have been many memorable moments provided by the NFL on Thanksgiving Day. Perhaps the most unlikely was when a rookie quarterback from Abilene Christian, Clint Longley, came off the bench in 1974 to lead the Dallas Cowboys over the Washington Redskins. When those teams play again Thursday on FOX, Longley can’t help but come to […]

Ex-Alabama player makes good on promise to Bear Bryant

November 24, 2016

A promise is a promise, just ask former Alabama and New York Jets defensive lineman Marty Lyons. Lyons told Bear Bryant he would get his degree one day after leaving the University of Alabama. And now, the New York Daily News reports, 41 years after starting college and 37 after leaving Tuscaloosa, Lyons will receive […]

Here’s how the sports world is expressing gratitude this Thanksgiving on Twitter

November 24, 2016

It’s not all just NFL games and turkey. Here’s how athletes are expressing their gratitude this Thanksgiving on social media: true pic.twitter.com/tJwbdTHHl7 — Dak Prescott (@dak) November 24, 2016 true We have a lot to be thankful for this year. #HappyThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/Y94GlLzxnE — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 24, 2016 true Enjoy your loved ones today […]

Aretha Franklin dazzles Detroit with remarkable 4 minute, 35 second national anthem

November 24, 2016

Looking as regal as ever and singing America’s song like it’s rarely been sung, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin started the NFL’s Thanksgiving feast with a rousing, lengthy (possibly historically so) performance of the national anthem before the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions kicked off the league’s three-game holiday slate. Franklin, dressed for a blizzard in […]

Washington Redskins lineman donates tickets to victims of Dallas shooting

November 24, 2016

Ty Nsekhe gave back on Thanksgiving. The Washington Post reports the Washington Redskins lineman, who attended high school in Arlington, Texas, donated 10 tickets for the Redskins-Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium to Dallas police officers and their families that were affected by the senseless shooting rampage in July. That incident saw five policemen die, nine […]

Watch Darius Slay pick off Sam Bradford to give the Lions a Thanksgiving win

November 24, 2016

The Detroit Lions came away with yet another last-second win on Thanksgiving Day against the Minnesota Vikings — and this time, they got a big helping hand from Sam Bradford. After Lions QB Matthew Stafford drove his team down the field for a game-tying field goal, Bradford had a chance to counter with a game-winning […]

Tom Brady misses second straight Patriots practice with knee injury

November 24, 2016

Here’s the bad news for the New England Patriots: Tom Brady missed his second consecutive practice with a knee injury ahead of Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Here’s the good news, though: Brady’s injury reportedly isn’t expected to keep him out in Week 12. Via ESPN.com: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did […]

Are the Detroit Lions a team of destiny or just really, really lucky?

November 24, 2016

Only two teams have trailed in every game of the NFL season. One is a winless laughingstock, in last place and a shoo-in for the No. 1 pick in the draft (the 0-11 Cleveland Browns, if you couldn’t guess). The other, after Thursday’s Thanksgiving miracle, is 7-4, in control of the NFC North and on […]

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