NFL power poll
Admit it. Thanksgiving Thursday NFL is the second-best NFL behind playoff NFL in terms of general interest.
Sure, if you are a hard-core Falcons fan, last night was sweet and the rise and fall of the inconsistent Dirty Birds is part of your fall. But beyond the truly focused fans and those scanning scores and checking the (dot)coms for fantasy updates, Thursday is a true centerpiece. So, with football in the background as we give thanks and prepare to overeat ourselves into a food (and football) coma, the NFL in all its wisdom grants us this:
Lions-Vikings; Cowboys-Chargers; Giants-Redskins. Uh, huh? (And raise your hand before the season if you thought a Detroit-Minnesota duel with the Vikings on a third-string, rejected quarterback would be the plum of that fruit cocktail.)
Yes, we get the traditional matchups. Detroit and Dallas. We know. We also know that there has to be an AFC team in there so CBS can have a broadcast.