Dying Man to See First, Last Lions Game on Thanksgiving

Cooper’s four targets against Detroit matched a season-low, although Del Rio suggested Monday there were times the Raiders could’ve gone his way more against one-on-one coverage. DE Jason Jones has a sack in three of his past four on Thursdays, while DE Ezekiel Ansah has six sacks, three FF’s and a FR in his past seven games. Expect a low scoring, hectic game, in which turnovers will determine the victor. “As a defense, you’ve got to look at it as: The quicker they run three plays, the quicker you can go sit down”. It worked! 26,000 fans put their butts in the bleachers to watch the game at the University of Detroit and nearly as many were turned away – 20,000 fans left without seeing a snap – for the inaugural Thanksgiving game.

In addition to Bell going down to help run out the clock, the Lions missed on a touchdown pass to tight end Eric Ebron when he dropped one in the end zone, forcing them to settle for a field goal.

Added DeMeco Ryans: “I think we’ll be a lot better than we were”.

“I think sometimes people panic and throw the baby out with the bathwater”, Kelly said. The Lions have scored three touchdowns in the last two games, and one of them came after a long kickoff return. Philly’s defense was absolutely brutal on Sunday, giving up 246 yards and five touchdowns to Jameis Winston and 235 yards rushing to Doug Martin. Well, first of all, they’ve now strung together back-to-back ugly losses, so no opponent can be taken for granted at this stage. “We have a group that’s played well all year and remained healthy”. Starting QB Sam Bradford is not expected to play against the Lions on Thanksgiving, meaning Mark Sanchez will once again start at quarterback after falling flat against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday (3 INTs).

“When we told him”, Williams said, “he got this huge grin on his face”. Carr and the Raider offense had to the season, one had to question: Would they be able to maintain that high level of production for the entire year? After the team was forced to punt, following the safety play – it appeared to me the Raider defense had NO fight in them! Whether they can keep it up remains to be seen, but at the moment, the Eagles look more like the opponent teams build momentum against. “I love playing on Thanksgiving I dont feel so bad when I got home and eat three plates — ive just played a game so I deserve it. When you thinking of Thanksgiving, you think of family and food and also football, Tate said.

We can’t talk about the Lions without mentioning wide receiver Calvin Johnson. They’ve just got two wins.

“It comes down to controlling gaps and getting after it”, linebacker Brandon Graham said.

Cornerback Darius Slay is also questionable.

The Eagles are dealing with several injured players.

-DT Gabe Wright (ankle) was limited, but his status is unclear with C.J. Wilson and Khyri Thornton playing OK as backups last week. With that said, how this man goes the entire game against the Lions without catching one pass is beyond explanation! The improved range will come in handy against the Eagles’ multiple-receiver sets. The Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings. He’s hasn’t caught double-digit passes since back in Week 2, and has only surpassed 100 yards receiving once.