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The Cowboys had not had a running back with a 100-yard game since Tony Pollard ran for 122 yards against the Cardinals on Sept. 24, 2023. Rico Dowdle finally broke the franchise-record 25-game drought Thursday. Dowdle ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in leading the Cowboys to a 27-20 win over the Giants. The Cowboys’ second …

Thanksgiving is a holiday for family and food and celebrating together. But for NFL fans around the world, there is another item that reenters the public consciousness around this time every year: The Turducken. Most fans know that the Turducken is connected somehow to legendary broadcaster John Madden, and that it was something he would bring out every Thanksgiving when …

Green Bay’s special teams have gotten the club off to a strong start against Miami, as the Packers have an early 7-0 lead. Keisean Nixon began the contest with a 43-yard kick return to the team’s 46-yard line. But Miami’s defense did a good job to pressure Jordan Love into an incomplete pass on third-and-14, bringing up a punt. But …

The Packers got their first score off a special teams takeaway. They put it in the box again with a long, sustained drive capped by Josh Jacobs pounding it in for a 1-yard touchdown. Jacobs’ eighth rushing touchdown of the season ended a 12-play, 76-yard drive that took 6:58 off the clock. Quarterback Jordan Love converted third-and-3 with a 17-yard …

The NFL certainly gave its fans a treat on Thanksgiving with the matinee between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, providing a controversial ending that had anyone watching wondering how any team could botch a late-game scenario like the Bears. The ending created one of the most memorable Thanksgiving games in NFL history, for all the wrong reasons.  The Dallas Cowboys …

For each game he broadcasts during the 2024 NFL season all the way through Super Bowl LIX, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is awarding his LFG Player of the Game to that one player he sees on the field who makes him say … “LET’S F***ING GO!!!” In Week 13, the honor went to Dallas Cowboys running back …

During the second half of Thursday’s game at Detroit, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams took a low hit along the sideline from Lions linebacker Jack Campbell. Williams’s left knee buckled, and it initially looked like he might have suffered a significant knee injury. After an evaluation in the medical tent, he returned to the game without missing an offensive snap. After …

With their starting quarterback only having had one day to prepare, this game was always going to be a tall order for a Giants team that had been consistently dominated by the Cowboys in recent times. Dallas entered the game having won 14 of the past 15 meetings between these teams. Although this is a weaker Cowboys team than we’ve …

Getty Images Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Week 13 grades! Grab your family, grab some food and buckle up, because the NFL’s best regular-season tradition is here: Thanksgiving football.  The Turkey Day action started with a wild game in Detroit where the Lions escaped with a 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears. The victory ended a seven-game losing …

Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks had not played since Week 4 against the Giants. He returned Thursday and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Rush. Cooks’ first touchdown since the season opener has the Cowboys holding a 20-10 lead with 11:37 remaining in the third quarter. He has two catches for 13 yards. His touchdown came the play after …

The Cowboys had control of the first half but lead the Giants only 13-10 at halftime. Dallas outgained New York 175 to 103, but went 0-for-2 in the red zone, settling for Brandon Aubrey field goals of 23 and 33 yards, and 0-for-1 on fourth down. The only touchdown scored by the Cowboys was a defensive touchdown. Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion …

Everyone thinks Bears coach Matt Eberflus botched the opportunity to send Thursday’s game against the Lions to overtime. Everyone, that is, except Bears coach Matt Eberflus. In his post-game press conference, Eberflus defended the disastrous clock management that kept the Bears from trying a game-winning field goal. “I like what we did there,” Eberflus said when asked how he should …

It’s time for dessert (and not just the pumpkin pie and cheesecake) as the Miami Dolphins are in Green Bay to take on the Packers in this year’s NFL Thanksgiving Night game. For as cold as it’ll feel in Green Bay Thursday, the 8-3 Packers head into Thanksgiving night as one of the league’s hottest teams, having won six of …

Arthur Smith’s work week included a notable phone call from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, who called the Steelers offensive coordinator about the team’s new head coaching vacancy.  Smith, who was an offensive lineman for the Tar Heels, broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on UNC’s coaching staff. He summed up the conversation as a “preliminary call” …

In a season filled with gut-wrenching losses, including a Hail Mary defeat, none was more painful for the Chicago Bears than Thursday’s Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. It led to some tough questioning for head coach Matt Eberflus after the game. The Bears looked in prime shape to force overtime at worst with first-and-10 at the Detroit 25-yard line …