The GIST - Special Edition: Feast mode, activated

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🍴 The appetizer 🦃 The main 🥧 The dessert

From The Gist Team

Happy Thanksgiving!

You take care of the food, we’ll dish on today’s three-course feast of NFL action. Time to dig in.

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I remember that as a kid the most…eating as much as possible and then watching the games.

Buffalo Bills quarterback (QB) Josh Allen enjoying a turkey drumstick during post game celebration.

— Buffalo Bills quarterback (QB) Josh Allen, discussing watching Thanksgiving football growing up…and outlining your itinerary for the day.

The Breakdown

🍴 The appetizer: Buffalo Bills (7-3) vs. Detroit Lions (4-6) — 12:30 p.m. ET

A young Detroit fan wears a turkey-themed hat and holds up a large foam finger during a regular season Thanksgiving Day NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions on November 25, 2021 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Source: Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The GIST: Just like cranberry sauce, the Lions are a disappointment of a Turkey Day staple. Save a six-year stretch during World War II, they’ve played every Thanksgiving since 1934, posting a dismal 37-43-2 (wins, losses, ties) record on the holiday.

  • And similar to you talking politics at the table with your uncle, they certainly have their work cut out for them against the juggernaut Bills.

Lions: Yes, Detroit’s known for their Thanksgiving struggles, but they are on an impressive three-game win streak, including last week’s big W over the then-surging NY Giants. It’ll be up to QB Jared Goff and wide receiver (WR) Amon-Ra St. Brown to ensure they don’t suffer a turkey scoring hangover.

  • On defense, watch for the 2022 No. 2 overall draft pick, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, to gobble up his opponents. He already has 5.5 sacks in his rookie campaign.

Bills: If the Lions are cranberry sauce, the Bills are mashed potatoes, aka the clear favorite. QB Josh Allen continues to get the job done with his arm and his legs while WR Stefon Diggs is magic when he gets the ball. Like ice cream on crisp apple pie, this duo is perfection.

  • Plus, Buffalo boasts their own sack machine in linebacker Von Miller, who has a whopping eight on the year. Feast mode, activated.

Prediction: With the Lions on a hot streak and their head coach Dan Campbell firing his squad up with speeches like this, this should be closer than many might expect. But the Bills, who also boast an elite running back (RB) in Devin Singletary, simply have too many offensive weapons to overcome. Ready those tables, Bills Mafia.

🦃 The main course: NY Giants (7-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (7-3) — 4:30 p.m. ET

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) calls a play at the line of scrimmage during a game between the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys on November 20, 2022, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.
Source: Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The GIST: Come for the Jonas Brothers halftime show, stay for this must-see matchup between two star-studded NFC East contenders.

Cowboys: Like the Lions, the ’Boys have been a Thanksgiving mainstay since 1966, but they’ve seen much more success, accumulating a 31-22-1 record. And America’s Team looks poised for another dub, especially fresh off a massive Week 10 win in which they put up 40 points.

  • Whatever QB Dak Prescott is doing is clearly working, and he’s even better on the Turkey Day stage, notching nine touchdowns (TDs) in his five holiday outings. Plus, Dallas certainly puts the “Big D” in defense — they have a league-best 42 sacks.

Giants: The G-Men were off to one of their best starts in recent history, but they’ve since stumbled into a skid, losing two of their last three. They can’t blame that on the tryptophan, but they can blame it on turnovers — the Giants made three costly mistakes in last week’s blowout L.

  • However, even amidst their recent struggles, resurgent RB Saquon Barkley has continued to shine, leading the NFC in rushing yards.

Prediction: Dallas came out on top 23–16 when these squads met in Week 3, and that was on the road and without QB Prescott due to injury. That said, Barkley’s primed for a statement game after last week’s lackluster showing. He’ll certainly give ’em pumpkin to talk about in this rivalry battle.

🏈 NFL: It’s giving side piece energy

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The GIST: Forget the mashed potatoes, we have the scoop on the best side dish for today’s Thanksgiving feast.

  • FanDuel is hooking up new users who place a $5 wager on any game with a whopping $125 in free (!!!) bets. That’s right, win or lose, you can go back for a second helping.

The bet(s): And because we’ve outlined our predictions for today’s tripleheader of NFL action, you might have the upper hand in pocketing some Thanksgiving cash.

  • You can simply place a bet on one (or all) of the game’s winners, a wager known as the moneyline, or dig into FanDuel’s expansive list of prop bets like touchdown scorers or total yards thrown by the QB..

🥧 Dessert: New England Patriots (6-4) vs. Minnesota Vikings (8-2) — 8:20 p.m. ET

Matthew Judon #9 and Ja'Whaun Bentley #8 of the New England Patriots celebrate in the first quarter of a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on November 06, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Source: Billie Weiss/Getty Images

The GIST: Save room for this delicious showdown between two squads with plenty to prove. The Pats are just holding onto a playoff spot, while the Vikings are trying to show they’re the real deal after an ugly loss last week. Pass the whipped cream, please.

Patriots: The Pats come sputtering into their first Thanksgiving appearance since 2012. Helmed by second-year QB Mac Jones, New England’s offense has been inconsistent at best as the squad still struggles to find their groove in the passing and running game.

  • But the defense has more than made up for it, surrendering just three points in each of their last two games thanks in large part to linebacker Matthew Judon, who leads the league in sacks. The only thing that’s cold about him is his take on mac ’n’ cheese.

Vikings: Lizzo’s favorite team had largely flown under the radar until their jaw-dropping Week 10 “game of the year” win over the Bills, but then they followed it up with a Week 11 clunker that was even too painful to air on TV. So the big question is, which Minnesota squad will show up tonight?

  • Much of that will depend on the performance of their offensive stars, one-handed catch king WR Justin Jefferson and RB Dalvin Cook.

Prediction: Minnesota holds the slight edge at home, but their QB Kirk Cousins would definitely prefer a midday dinner meal — the 34-year-old’s notorious for struggling in primetime. Pair that with the fact that the Pats are led by potato lover/legendary head coach Bill Belichick, and we’re leaning New England in this one.

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❤️ Who’s giving back

Over on the college gridiron, Michigan RB Blake Corum. For the second straight year, he used his name, image and likeness (NIL) money to give away 300 turkeys to the community. Touchdown.

👩‍🍳 What to cook

If you’re in need of last-minute menu inspo, look no further than these recipes inspired by seven Bills players’ favorite side dishes.

📚 What to read

This article about how the Thanksgiving Day NFL tradition came to be. Nothing better than turkey and football.

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