Friday quickhits from Turkey Day Football

Will we ever get any close football games on Thanksgiving? Boy those three games were pretty brutal.

-Packers at Lions- It's tough to play football when your starting qb and your best offensive weapon are banged up. You add in a safety you signed off the street 3 weeks ago and he is making his first NFL start that says you will be in for a long day. The Packers played an all around good game and I was extremely impressed with the play of Aaron Rogers, Clay Mathews Jr., and Charles Woodson. If the Packers can play like this consistently they may make a deep run in the playoffs.

A final note on this game. People are saying they don't want Detroit on Thanksgiving day anymore. This upsets me. How can people say this? Have you ever heard of tradition? Yeah the Lions are bad and have been for awhile. I think they are on the right path now and in a few years will be a good team. Also with all the parity in this league you never know who will and will not be good. One final word Tradition.

-Raiders at Cowboys- This game was never close and there is nothing better than correcting a two week offensive slump than playing the Raiders. Miles Austin looked great again and the Cowboys dominated this team. One thing the Raiders do seem to be a better team with Bruce Gradkowski at their starter. I guess you can say bye bye bye Jamarcus Russell.

-Giants at Broncos- This game was over when the Giants started to complain about having a short week and playing on Thanksgiving. Really anyone who complained should be fined. You get played to play a game that many people would love to play and get that money. On the back end you get 10 days off and you are professionals. Get a life.

As for the game itself. The Broncos played well and are done with their four game losing streak. They sit at 7-4 one game out of 1st place in the AFC West and a half game lead in the wildcard race. Five of their last 6 games 3 of them are played against the Chiefs (2 games) and the Raiders. If they win those three they will get to 10 wins and should be able to get into the playoffs with 10 wins. I see them taking care of the Raiders but I see the Chiefs playing two close games against them and maybe even pulling off an upset or two.

As for the Giants their next three games are against the NFC East (vs. Cowboys, vs. Eagles, at Redskins). If the Giants can win those three they are right back in the playoff picture. If they lose any their season is just about done. I definitely see them losing one of the games (maybe even more). This team is not functioning well at all. The linebackers and secondary have hurt this team and without a running game it is easier to stop Eli Manning. The Giants need to do something to shake things up and I would not be surprised to see Bill Sheridan (defensive coordinator) fired this week.