NFL Thanksgiving: Bears, Cowboys, Saints prevail on Turkey Day

For the 13th straight year, there was an NFL tripleheader on Thanksgiving. The Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints all came away with wins.

It’s the final week that NFL teams have time off. And some may say that the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams deserved a vacation after putting on a 105-point show last Monday night. Of course, that was nothing but coincidence as the league schedule would have it.

Week 12 would get off to an early start. There were the traditional Thanksgiving afternoon games in the Motor City and in Arlington, TX. That would be followed by a prime time affair in the Big Easy as the NFL’s hottest team played host on Turkey Day.

But even more significant was the fact that while the NFC West-leading Rams were off, the leaders in the other three divisions in the conference (Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints) would be in action. While the latter would clash with the rival Atlanta Falcons at the Superdome, the Bears and Redskins took to the road against the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, respectively.

For Matt Nagy’s squad and Sean Payton’s team, both looked to extend their current winning streaks. For Jay Gruden’s Redskins, his team was hoping to cool off a revitalized Dallas’ squad which was threatening Washington’s lead in the NFC East.

It all added up to another great day of action. So while some are busy eating leftovers or still cleaning up after a long day in the kitchen, here’s a quick recap of what happened at Detroit, Arlington and New Orleans on Thanksgiving.