Here are my Thanksgiving football picks:
Packers @ Lions 12:30 PM ET on FOX
The Lions are having a breakthrough season, and at 7-3, are in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. WR Calvin Johnson and QB Matthew Stafford are among the most lethal combo in the league, and the once maligned defense is 9th in the league now. If anyone can beat stop Aaron Rodgers and the undefeated Packers, it could be Detroit today. In the end, I like Green Bay's experience in a big game, though.
Dolphins @ Cowboys 4:15 PM ET on CBS
Although the Dolphins have won three in a row behind QB Matt Moore, don't expect the win streak to continue in Dallas. The Cowboys are just more talented than Miami, and will be looking to keep pace in the tight NFC East.
49ers @ Ravens 8:20 PM ET on NFL Network
Best matchup of the week in the NFL, with the surprising 9-1 (!) 49ers visiting the 7-3 Ravens in primetime on NFL Network. The storyline, of course, is brother coaches Jim and John Harbaugh, but look for two great defenses led by two great linebackers (Ray Lewis/Patrick Willis) to lay it all on the line tonight. I like the home team in a squeaker.
#25 Texas @ Texas A&M 8 PM ET on ESPN
Disappointing season for both teams, especially for A&M, which had Big 12 title aspirations at the beginning of the year. But the inability to hold halftime leads late have doomed A&M, whose defense has really struggled horribly at times this year. Texas, meanwhile, has had an up and down season and has had to go through growing pains at the QB position, with freshman David Ash and a young group of receivers. The Longhorn's defense has been great, but can UT put up enough points tonight in what could be final meeting between these two rivals in a while? Sadly, I don't think so.
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