2023 NFL Thanksgiving winners, losers: Cowboys’ DaRon Bland, Packers’ Jordan Love, 49ers duo steal the show

Thanksgiving Day doesn’t just bring lots of food and family. It also brings plenty of football, with three different games kicking off Week 12 on Turkey Day. The drama started early, with the Packers embarrassing the Lions out of the gate in their NFC North tilt. Then, the Cowboys blew away the Commanders as they’ve won every home game this season by at least 20 points. The 49ers wrapped up the holiday by stomping the Seahawks behind Christian McCaffrey’s two touchdowns. But which coaches, players and teams truly won the holiday slate? And which ones didn’t exactly seize the stage?

Here’s our roundup of Thanksgiving Day winners and losers around the NFL:

Trevon Diggs has the big name, and Micah Parsons has an even bigger one, but DaRon Bland is quickly making a case that he’s fan favorite No. 1 on Dallas’ play-making defense. His pick-six on Sam Howell to seal the Cowboys’ rout of Washington was his NFL-record fifth of the season, giving him 12 picks in just under two years as a pro cover man. If there aren’t No. 26 jerseys filling AT&T Stadium by the end of the year, something’s going terribly wrong in the Arlington area.

Loser: Ron Rivera’s job security

No one wants to see anyone removed from their occupation, but the reality is Rivera was already on the hot seat going into Thursday’s divisional clash, with reports indicating new team ownership will at least hold off until the end of 2023 to “evaluate” his future after what’s shaping up to be a fourth straight non-winning campaign. Then his Commanders surrendered 45 points to Dak Prescott and Co., and no one watching was remotely surprised. It didn’t help that situational ball remained a problem.

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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2023-11-24 18:23:20

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