What a Thanksgiving slate of games this year! Old-school NFC North rivalry with the 5-6 Bears and the 7-4 Lions squaring off in the early game, a huge NFC East battle between two 8-3 teams with Philly heading to Dallas, and the nightcap is a rematch of last year's NFC Championship with 7-4 Seattle traveling to 7-4 San Francisco. All meaningful games with playoff implications on the line in each one. It should be a fun turkey day with a lot of football to take in. Here are my Thanksgiving picks...
DETROIT (-7) over Chicago: I shouldn't trust Jay Cutler and Marc Trestman on the road on three days rest. The Lions have lost two in a row, and they desperately need this game. The problem with the Lions is their offense. With Calvin Johnson hobbled all year, they just can't score a lot of points. Look for the Lions to win, and I think they do just enough to cover the spread.
DALLAS (-3) over Philly: Tough game to call, but I'm going with the Cowboys for one reason: Homfield and a short week. Yes, the Cowboys got screwed by playing the Sunday night game at the Meadowlands and then playing on Thanksgiving. But you have to like the Cowboys here and I still don't trust Mark Sanchez.
SAN FRANCISCO (-1) over Seattle: Another tough game to call, but I'll take the 49ers. I figure this game comes down to the end and Colin Kapernick makes one more play than Russel Wilson to win it late.
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