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We here at CBS Sports hope you and yours had a fantastic Thanksgiving complete with food, family and successful parlays. There was plenty of action in the NFL to digest on Thursday, as the Chicago Bears’ comeback bid vs. the Detroit Lions came up short, Rico Dowdle and DeMarvion Overshown led the Dallas Cowboys to victory over the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers rolled to a relatively easy victory over the visiting Miami Dolphins.
Who stood out on Thanksgiving? Below, we will break down some Turkey Day winners and losers.
Winner: Lions defensive front
The Lions as a whole did not have the most impressive performance in the win over the Bears, but this defensive front was dominant. Not only did Detroit hold D’Andre Swift to 39 yards on 11 carries, but according to Next Gen Stats, Za’Darius Smith (8), Al-Quadin Muhammad (7) and DJ Reader (7) all set or tied season highs in pressures. This was just the second game this season a team has had three players with seven or more pressures. Reader recorded two sacks, Smith had 1.5 and Muhammad had one.
The Lions also…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-11-29 05:37:00
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