Carolina Panthers: Playing on Thanksgiving Preview

While the NFC East is mediocre this season, a loss would put them at eight losses, and the best record they can get is 8-8. “He’s a dynamic player who’s played well for them”. The Panthers meanwhile are in cruise control in the NFC South but do have the Falcons to worry about and won’t be taking this game lightly as it is on the national stage.

Nonetheless there is a major difference between the two teams at the moment. With Romo under center, certainly the Cowboys have a better shot than they do without him, for what that is worth. The team won their first two games with Romo at quarterback. Dallas converted seven of their 14 third down opportunities at Miami and they controlled the time of possession holding the ball for over 38 minutes. Head coach Jason Garrett will look to establish a strong ground game against the Panthers on Thursday, as that will open up the passing game for Romo. For the Dallas Cowboys, if they lose this game, then they possibly lose a chance at winning the division. The Panthers have been great against the pass, especially on the road. They came out this season, guns blazing. Romo and Bryant have 50 TDs, most by QB-WR duo in team history….

The Lions continue the team’s historic tradition of playing games on Thanksgiving. Dallas (3-7) is glad to have Tony Romo back but might need to run the table to make the playoffs.

Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers signals a first down against the Washington Redskins in the 2nd quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He will finally get back to looking like a superstar this week and will rack up 125 yards and two touchdowns against the Panthers.

This meanwhile, Byron Jones will make his second career start at cornerback in place of Claiborne. Any questions about whether Romo was the MVP of the team were answered this year as Dallas is 3-0 with him playing and 0-7 without him. Now, this will allow Greg Hardy to go after his former team, but the Panthers will be getting back their starting guard Andrew Norwell, which should help their offensive line a bit. The Cowboys were able to beat the Dolphins with Dez being held in check by Brent Grimes.

This can not be said of Dallas Cowboys who have tested defeat, though their fortunes seem to be on an upswing lately. “I went from sitting down on the floor, watching the Thanksgiving game on a box TV with my family to now I’m actually in the game?!” The X-factor will be on that matchup and whoever wins that matchup will win this game.