On Monday Night Football, the Chicago Bears (3-8) take on the Minnesota Vikings (6-5) in an attempt to earn their first NFC North championship under Matt Eberflus. Chicago recently suffered a painful loss to the Detroit Lions (8-3), letting up a 12-point lead in the last 4:15 of the contest.
They’ll now try to recover with a divisional battle against Minnesota, who has a 5-1 record (including that victory over the Bears in Week 6) since their last meeting. BetMGM has the Bears as 3-point away underdogs versus the Vikings.
The NFL does not observe holidays, even though it is Thanksgiving week.
Week 12 will see its customary Thanksgiving tripleheader, with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Commanders visiting the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys on Turkey Day, respectively. The best divisional battle of the day, featuring the top-seeded San Francisco 49ers taking on the Seattle Seahawks in a crucial NFC West encounter, will take place on Thursday night.
And then there’s a fresh turn of events, but it feels as though the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins will play their first-ever Black Friday game the next afternoon. Note: To stream this game, which begins at 3 p.m. ET, all you need is an Amazon account; a Prime membership is not required. It seems likely that Jeff Bezos was privy to the NFL “script” and was aware that fans weren’t shelling out extra money to watch New York Jets quarterback Tim Boyle make his season debut.)
But no, sir, that’s not all. With all 32 teams playing on Thanksgiving, the NFL is not giving out bye weeks. The whole 11-game schedule for Sunday includes the Browns vs. Broncos, Bills vs. Eagles, and an intriguing AFC South clash between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Texans in Houston. First place in the division will belong to the winner.