Duce Staley climbed up the coaching ranks in his decade with the , only to end up as an a sistant head coach that appeared to have no real opportunity to advance within the organization. For Staley to achieve his dream of becoming an head coach, he would have to leave an Eagles organization with which he spent 17 years of his profe sional football life (seven as a player, 10 as a coach).Staley accepted a job with the as an a sistant head coach, but this role is very different than the one he had in Philadelphia. Lions head coach Dan Campbell is determined to Utah Jazz T-Shirts advance Staley’s career and give him the head coaching opportunity he deserves.”I told him, ‘You’re not going to be a token a sistant head coach,'” Campbell said in a Zoom call with reporters Tuesday. “I’m going to use him. I plan on him being a part of — we had him in during our player evaluations on the whole offense and defense, though he wasn’t able to be in there very long because he had to go back with A-Lynn (offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn) and work offensively. But I’m going to keep him abreast of the cap and things of that nature, what we’re trying to do with free agency, guys that I know — even if they are on defense I want him to have a hand in.”Staley was the Eagles’ running backs coach since 2013 after being hired by Andy Reid in Miye Oni Jersey 2011 as a special teams quality control coach. Former Eagles head coach Doug Pederson retained Staley as running backs coach and promoted him to a sistant head coach after the Eagles won the . Staley ran the team for a brief period while Pederson was out with COVID-19 in August.Since Staley was hired Jordan Clarkson Jersey as Philadelphia’s running backs coach, the Eagles have the seventh-most rushing yards in the despite not having a 1,000-yard rusher since in 2014. Philadelphia had a different rushing leader in every season from 2014 to 2019, and hasn’t had its rushing leader from the previous season return to the roster the following year until the streak ended with in 2020. Sanders was the first Eagles player since McCoy to lead the team in rushing in consecutive seasons. The Eagles have averaged 123.2 rushing yards per game under Staley since he became running backs coach. Staley has a generation of experience in the NFL — especially with the Eagles. He played for the team as a running back from 1997 to 2003 before spending the final three seasons of his career with the . A former third-round pick, Staley combined for 7,305 yards from scrimmage (4,807 rushing, 2,498 receiving) and 32 touchdowns in his seven seasons with the Eagles. He had three 1,000-yard seasons with the franchise, tied for second-most on the Eagles since a 16-game season was implemented in 1978.Staley’s Grayson Allen Jersey path from player to coach is very similar to Campbell, who learned the ins and outs of the profe sion from Sean Payton in New Orleans before finally landing a head coaching job with the Lions. He wants Staley to have that same opportunity.”He’s going to be primed and ready to be a head coach when it’s all said and done and all his bases are going to be covered,” Campbell said. “He’s going to be able to check off every box and say ‘All Tony Bradley Jersey right, I’ve been there, I’ve done that. I know, I’ve been trained for this — just like Sean (Payton) did for me. “He’s going to be a true a sistant head coach. And if something goes down and he needs to step into my seat, he’s ready to roll, so that’s how I view it. I think Duce is a hell of a man and I think he’s a hell of a coach. He’s going to be a head coach in this league sooner than later.”

Bill O’Brien held a 24-point lead over the in the playoffs in January and found himself unemployed before Halloween of the same year. No one needed more evidence about how weird 2020 has been, but throw it in the file anyway. The news of by the was so shocking it happened before I could finish writing my Week 4 recap about Bill O’Brien trending heavily toward the hot seat in Houston. Cal McNair acted quickly in this instance: the Texans started the year 0-4 and there was no one in the building to actually fire Bill O’Brien, who had accumulated so much power for the Texans he was holding the title of head coach and general manager.O’Brien’s tenure in Houston is absolutely wild when you start to dig into the transactional decisions and internal power struggles the Texans faced over the last half decade or so. Everything paints the picture of a wildly dysfunctional organizationIn the end, O’Brien probably fired himself — after all, it was the roster construction that created the i sues for Houston in 2020, with the Texans ranking in the bottom half of the league in every major offensive and defensive category.Things got so bad that, following an 0-3 start — one fueled by an admittedly impo sible schedule against Kansas City, Baltimore and Pittsburgh — in a matchup against the , a shell of Mike Zimmer’s typically stout defense, Emmanuel Mudiay Jersey O’Brien said he was taking more ownership on playcalling. The result was by far the most disappointing lo s of the season, a 31-21 wilting in Minnesota that featured an embarra singly slow start, highlighted by 16 net yards on 12 total plays during the team’s first three drives. Houston eventually clawed back into the game with a chance to tie things late, but it was more of a by-product of how the Vikings played the game (a whole lot of , trying to ice the game) than some concerted effort on Houston’s part to storm back.On the very first play of the game, had a chance to bounce the ball outside with a gaping hole and room to run. Instead, he tried to burst through a tiny, quickly evaporating hole between the tackles.If he ran the play that was called, fine. But NBA Utah Jazz Jeresy one could certainly wonder why O’Brien keeps feeding Johnson with runs up the middle when his specialty over the course of his career has been getting in space. Another play in the third quarter, with the Texans trailing 17-6, was equally perplexing. Bounce this run outside and DJ is picking up at worst like five yards. Instead, he sort of runs into a clot of his own offensive linemen.Something is failing here in the application. O’Brien may have realized Johnson isn’t the same player — after getting more than 80 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 1, . This notable, of course, that sent to Arizona this offseason (more on that in a second).The pa sing game doesn’t look any more cohesive. Instead of catering to Watson’s strengths (get him on the move by design!), O’Brien seemed content to run plays with minimal pa s-catching options. When the Jordan Clarkson Jersey Vikings dropped their linebackers back into zone Watson was extremely hesitant to pull the trigger and instead ended up running for his life. This isn’t on the protection. Watson had plenty of time. It’s on the play-caller, the quarterback … or both? Watson was awful early in this game. He held the ball too long (a bad trait of his) and his ball placement was abysmal, costing the Texans at least two first-down conversions.Credit Zimmer for the gameplan. Dropping his linebackers into zones caused Watson to hesitate both to take off running and to try and force anything into tight windows early on. The Texans have been abysmal on third down all season, falling under 35 percent for the year (fourth-worst in the ) after converting just 3-of-12 against the Vikings.This offense was lethargic through four games. Undoubtedly it contributed to O’Brien being fired this early into the season. Expect a pretty severe Dead Cat Bounce from the Texans in Week 5 against Jacksonville. When a coach is fired midseason, you oftentimes see the team play really well the following week. But it wasn’t O’Brien’s coaching that got him fired. He won a bunch of games in Houston. If you did a Mt. Rushmore of the Texans, you might even name O’Brien the Texans coach upon the fictional mountain.What got O’Brien fired was some unbelievably bad personnel decisions. O’Brien has been managing personnel matters for the Texans over the last two years, give or take. He’s made some extremely aggre sive decisions in the trade market, giving up multiple first-round picks for , trading away while paying his salary and this offseason swapping out DeAndre Hopkins for David Johnson and then snagging from the .O’Brien has allowed his frustration as a coach to bleed into decision-making as a general manager. He cut after a single week in 2019, a $34 million extension. The Clowney and Hopkins deals both felt personal to a degree; they wanted more money and O’Brien wasn’t able to separate the relationships. Tunsil — without an agent — negotiated a contract with O’Brien that paid him more than $5 million above the market value for left tackles. The result is a group of skill-position guys that don’t seem to mesh and an offensive approach that’s left Watson looking more like an average quarterback than one of the truly elite guys of the NFL. O’Brien seems hell-bent on force-feeding Johnson, a once-dynamic player Udoka Azubuike Jersey for the who appear to have lost his burst and isn’t see the field the way he did during his prime in Arizona.All of these decisions since right before the 2019 NFL season become more interesting when you consider the way things shook out in the front office in Houston. O’Brien was hired on New Year’s Eve of 2013. At the time, Rick Smith was the Texans GM — Smith had been in the role for a long time already. The two co-existed for several years but there were rumblings about battles occurring in the building. Following the 2017 season, amid reports O’Brien was ready to make between the coach and the GM moving forward. O’Brien ended up staying on, obviously, and in January of 2018, to be the team’s next general manager. That didn’t last what you would call long — despite signing a contract that ran through 2022. Worth noting: in between Gaine’s hiring and firing, Bob McNair pa sed away, leaving his son . The younger McNair i sued the statement firing Gaine and at the time buzz built that exec Nick Caserio could be a candidate to take the GM role. , Dante Exum Jersey the former Patriots chaplain, having serious influence on who would be the next general manager. After emerged — against the Texans — the Texans eventually decided to operate in 2019 *without a GM* running the team.Eventually, of O’Brien to general manager and the promotion of Easterby to VP of Football Operations. That is the duo, ostensibly, that engineered the trade of Hopkins, the over-market Tunsil signing, the trade for Brandin Cooks and everything else that led to the current Texa

The are starting a new chapter in 2022, with a new general manager in Joe Schoen and a new head coach in Brian Daboll. The Giants will start the same quarterback in , but he will have to prove to this new regime that he’s the man they Cory Joseph Jersey want under center for the future.Jones had his 2021 season derailed by a neck injury suffered against the in Week 12. The Giants were initially hopeful about his status moving forward, but he did not suit up again for the rest of the season Yogi Ferrell Jersey . On Monday, Jones was asked about his neck injury being a concern moving forward. His response made it seem as though he’s already very much past it.”Yeah, I’ll be cleared and ready to go,” Jones said, . NYG QB #8 In 11 games last season, Sacramento Kings Hoodie Jones went 4-7 and threw for 2,428 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. While he completed a career-high 64.3% of his pa ses and registered a career-low 1.9% interception rate, Jones did not do anything to prove he’s a franchise quarterback. It’s true that New York suffered through an injury-plagued season, but not one wide receiver caught more than two touchdowns all season. Prized free-agent pickup caught just 37 Vlade Divac Jersey pa ses for 521 yards and zero scores in 14 games played. Daboll had a hand in aiding as he quickly ascended the QB power rankings, and the Giants hired him to do the same with Jones. The former No. 6 overall pick is apparently now healthy, and doesn’t anticipate his 2021 health i sues carrying DaQuan Jeffries Jersey into 2022.

Tom Brady is busy doing anything but taking time to reflect on his incredible run as an NFL quarterback. After all, Brady always says that his favorite Super Bowl ring is “the next one,” as he and the Buccaneers will look to defend their title in 2021.If you’re suffering from Brady fatigue, don’t worry — the majority of this article is not about him. While he is largely responsible for two all-time franchise wins, there are 30 other victories mentioned in our rundown of the greatest win for all 32 teams. In fact, Brady is actually on the losing end of several games included in this all-time list.Some of the choices will be somewhat expected, especially for franchises that have won zero championships. Conversely, there will be some wins that will surprise readers, especially when it comes to naming the greatest win for teams that have won multiple championships. Some of the wins have occurred over the last several years, while others took place when single-bar helmets were still common.Without further ado, let’s take a look at each franchise’s greatest win. We also mention each team’s “runner-up,” a win that deserves mention but Tobias Harris Jersey was ultimately not selected. Greatest win: 1947 Championship: Cardinals 28, 21Runner-up: 2008 NFC Championship Game: Cardinals 32, Eagles 25Ironically, the Cardinals’ two greatest victories came against the same opponent. In the ’47 title game, the Cardinals’ Elmer Angsman, who was born the year the Cardinals won their first title (in 1925), ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cardinals to their second title. While their offense ran the ball at will, the Cardinals’ defense held Eagles Hall of Fame halfback Steve Van Buren to just 26 yards Seth Curry Jersey rushing on 18 carries. Van Buren would then lead Philadelphia to back-to-back championships, while the Cardinals continue to wait for their next NFL title.Greatest win: : Falcons 30, 27 (OT)Runner-up: 2016 NFC Championship Game: Falcons 44, 21In one of the most surprising upsets in NFL postseason history, Atlanta’s “Dirty Birds” overcame a 13-point deficit to stun the Vikings, who went 15-1 during the regular season. Trailing 27-20, the Falcons caught a break when Vikings kicker Gary Anderson, who did not mi s a field goal during the regular season, mi sed a 38-yard attempt with 2:07 left. Atlanta capitalized on Anderson’s mi s, as Chris Chandler hit Terance Mathis for the game-tying touchdown with 57 seconds left in regulation. The teams exchanged punts in overtime before two Chandler completions to tight end O.J. Santiago and two runs by Jamal Anderson set up Morton Andersen’s game-winning, 38-yard kick. No. 34: 1998 NFC Championship Game – Falcons vs. Vikings Andersen and Anderson (Jan. 17, 1999) : NFL 100 Greatest Games on NFL (@NFL) Greatest win: 1992 AFC wild-card: Bills 41, Oilers 38 (OT)Runner- Ben Simmons Jersey up:1964 AFL Championship: Bills 20, 7Three of Buffalo’s four consecutive AFC title wins from 1990-93 included victories over Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway, Dan Marino and Joe Montana. But it was the Bills’ improbable wild-card comeback win over the Oilers that stands as the Bills’ greatest win. Trailing 35-3 at the start of the second half, four touchdown pa ses from backup quarterback Frank Reich gave the Bills a fourth-quarter lead. After the Oilers forced overtime, an interception by Nate Odomes set up Steve Christie’s game-winning, 32-yard field goal. The win helped the Bills advance to their third of four consecutive Super Bowls. Greatest win: XXXV: Ravens 34, 7Runner-up: Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens 34, 31Super Bowl XXXV was vindication for the 2000 Ravens’ defense, who solidified their place as an all-time great unit after holding the Giants to just 152 total yards. New York’s offense, two weeks after scoring 41 points against the Vikings, did not score a touchdown against the Ravens and game MVP Ray Lewis. Conversely, the Ravens scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams. Duane Starks’ 49-yard pick gave Baltimore a 17-0 lead. Jermaine Lewis’ kickoff return for a touchdown moments later sealed the win.Greatest win: 2015 NFC Championship Game: Panthers 49, Cardinals 15Runner-up: 2003 NFC Championship Game: Panthers 14, Eagles 3After a 15-1 regular season, the Panthers dethroned the defending NFC champion in the divisional round, 31-24. In the NFC title game, the Panthers dominated a talented Cardinals team, led by league MVP four touchdowns and 382 all-purpose yards. Linebacker returned one of the Panthers’ four interceptions of for a score, as the ’15 Panthers punched the franchise’s second ticket to the Super Bowl.Greatest win: 1981 AFC Championship Game: Bengals 27, Chargers 7Runner-up: 1988 AFC Championship Game: Bengals 21, Bills 10In a game that was tabbed as “The Freezer Bowl,” Bengals quarterback (and 1981 league MVP) Ken Anderson threw two touchdowns while leading the Bengals to a win in one of the coldest games in NFL history. Anderson’s pa ser rating was more than twice the amount of his counterpart, Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts. Anderson received stellar protection all day from Hall of Fame left tackle Anthony Munoz, who helped the Bengals reach their first Super Bowl. “Kenny’s advantage was that he threw tight spirals,” , who noted that throwing that day was like “throwing a shoebox in the wind. … I didn’t Danny Green Jersey always throw spirals. In my mind, that was the biggest part of us losing the game.”Greatest Allen Iverson Jersey win: 1964 NFL Championship: Browns 27, 0Runner-up: 1950 NFL Championship: Browns 30, 28The Browns ended their eight-year championship drought with a dominant win over Johnny Unitas and the Colts. While Jim Brown was his usual dominant self (gaining 114 yards on 27 carries), the Browns’ offense received a monster effort from Gary Collins, who caught five pa ses for 130 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Cleveland picked off Unitas twice while holding him to under 100 yards pa sing. The championship was the first for then-rookie receiver Paul Warfield, who later won two Super Bowls as a member of the .Greatest win: Super Bowl XX: Bears 46, 10Runner-up: 1940 NFL Championship: Bears 73, Washington 0This was one easy; no game in Bears history (not even the biggest blowout in championship game history) compares to Chicago’s first — and last — Super Bowl win. One of the most celebrated teams in NFL history, the ’85 Bears capped off their 18-1 season (including playoffs) with the largest margin of victory in Super Bowl history at that time. The Bears’ “46” defense, led by game MVP Richard Dent, suffocated the Patriots’ offense, forcing six turnovers and holding New England to 123 total yards. The Bears’ defense also scored twice

The injuries are starting to pile up as Week 4 arrives in the NFL, with several stars mi sing time. The will not have or this week, leaving without his top two pa s catchers (expect a lot of ) while was listed as questionable for the — but will play in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. will mi s the first game of his career for the , ending a streak of 51 consecutive games played. Indianapolis could be without three of its five starting offensive linemen for Sunday’s showdown with the .That’s just the beginning of the long list of injury reports coming in throughout the afternoon. Below, we will examine all the final injury reports for the Trey Burke Jersey 28 teams set to take the field on Sunday. If you have a question about a player’s status, this is the place to be.Washington: DB (concu sion) OUT; RB (shin), DT Matt Ioannidis (knee) QUESTIONABLEFalcons:WR (ankle), DL Marlin Davidson (ankle) OUTGibson didn’t practice Thursday with the shin injury, but was a limited participant Friday. could be in for an expanded role if Gibson can’t go. will be activated off injured reserve and make his season debut for Washington Sunday, head coach Ron Rivera said. A light injury report again for the Falcons, as Gage will mi s his second consecutive game.Texans: QB (NIR), WR (thigh), RB (illne s) OUT; DB (concu sion/illne s), LB (illne s) QUESTIONABLEBills:OG (concu sion), S (ankle) OUT; CB (groin), DE (ankle) QUESTIONABLEBoth Texans players who are listed as questionable, Mitchell and Wallow, were limited participants in practice Friday. There’s no update on the Watson front, as he will continue to be inactive.The Bills will be without several starters this week, as Feliciano and Poyer have already been ruled out. Johnson could join them on the inactive list, as he trended downward throughout the week. He was a limited participant in practice Wednesday but sat out Thursday and Friday. Obada is the opposite, as he was a full participant in practice Friday. Browns: T (triceps), CB (calf) OUT; LB (hamstring), C (knee), T Jr. ( Dolph Schayes Jersey ankle) QUESTIONABLEVikings:WR (toe) OUT; RB Dalvin Cook (ankle), LB (knee), (hamstring), DT (elbow/shoulder) QUESTIONABLEWills is basically a game-time decision for the Browns, even though head coach Kevin Stefanski said he was limited in Friday’s practice. No setbacks for Odell Beckham Jr. as he was not given an injury designation.Dalvin Cook was limited in practice throughout the week, but for Minnesota after being limited in practice all week. Cook didn’t practice all of last week.Lions: OLB (shoulder/knee) OUT; DE (shoulder), OLB (shoulder), RB (groin) QUESTIONABLEBears:LB (hamstring) OUT; DB Sr. (hamstring) DOUBTFUL; LB (foot), QB (knee), WR (groin), DB (back) QUESTIONABLEThe Lions could be mi sing some important players on defense due to shoulder injuries. Brockers and Okwara were limited participants in practice all week. Swift being questionable is certainly worrisome, as he had a huge game last week against the Ravens. He racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown, but his status for Sunday is in doubt. The Bears put up just 47 yards of offense last week, and may not have Andy Dalton or Darnell Mooney for this one. Both Dalton and Mooney were limited in practice Friday. Head coach Matt Nagy told reporters his starting quarterback would be a game-time decision — so that depends on the status of Dalton.Panthers Paul Reed Jersey : RB (hamstring) OUT; DE (ankle) DOUBTFUL; G (shoulder) QUESTIONABLECowboys:DE (ankle), OT (illne s), DE (knee), S (groin) OUT; DE (knee) QUESTIONABLEMcCaffrey is out several weeks, but there’s no reason for the Panthers to place him on injured reserve. will start in place of McCaffrey. Gro s-Matos is getting closer to a return, returning to practice on a limited basis this week.The Cowboys will again be without a couple of defensive linemen. Gregory is a player to keep an eye on, as he popped up on the injury report with a knee injury in the middle of the week. He did not practice Thursday, but was a limited participant Friday. He’s officially listed as questionable. Colts: G Quenton Nelson (ankle/knee), T (foot Hal Greer Jersey /thumb), DE (hamstring), S (ankle/groin), CB (ankle) OUT; TE (back), G (knee), RB (knee), QB (ankles) QUESTIONABLEDolphins:C/G (foot/quad) OUTThe Colts are having a big me s of injury i sues, as two offensive linemen (Nelson and Smith) are out, while another (Glowinski) is questionable, though Glowinski did practice on Friday. That doesn’t bode well for Carson Wentz, who’s got two hurt ankles and is also questionable. All five Colts players ruled out are starters. Taylor is expected to play barring a setback, but what isn’t clear is if the Colts will look to limit his workload.Deiter was the only player given a game designation for the Dolphins this week. He was a limited participant in practice Wednesday before sitting out Thursday and Friday.Giants: WR (hamstring), WR (hamstring), G (hand) OUT; DB (elbow), DB (quad), TE (knee), LB (hamstring) QUESTIONABLESaints:C (calf), OT (elbow) OUTThe Giants will be without two of their top three receivers with Shepard and Slayton out, not a surprise since neither practiced all week. will be in line for a much larger role this week. The Saints’ injury report is short but notable. could be under heavy pre sure without two of his best offensive linemen in the lineup.Titans: WR A.J. Brown (hamstring), OLB (knee), CB (shoulder), WR Julio Jones (hamstring), DL (elbow), P (groin) OUTJets:S (ankle), WR (concu sion), WR (concu sion) OUT; WR (groin), TE (rib), RB La’Mical Perine (illne s) QUESTIONABLEThe Titans have some serious i sues heading into this week, as they will be without three starters in Brown, Dupree and Jones. Tenne see will need its backup receivers to step up to ward off a New York upset.While they are winle s, the Jets defense has not been bad this season. They took a huge hit with Maye’s injury, however. The wide receiver position is also one to keep an eye on. Julius Erving Jersey Moore and Smith are out while Crowder is questionable. Looks like will get plenty of targets in his revenge game. Chiefs: CB (concu sion) OUT; DE (hamstring), CB (quad) QUESTIONABLEEagles:LT (knee) OUTFenton did not practice all week while Clark and Ward were limited participants Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Clark has played in just one game this season.The Eagles have just one player listed as out for Sunday, but he’s an important one. Philly certainly mi sed Mailata against Dallas.Cardinals: RB (hamstring) OUT; OL (ribs), OL (back), OL (back) QUESTIONABLERams:RB Jr. (ribs), WR (illne s) QUESTIONABLE protection

The NFL is set to embark on its most anticipated Thanksgiving Day slate of games in years, as five of the six teams will enter their games with a winning record on the holiday. Three of the teams playing are considered contenders while all six teams still remain as players in the conference playoff races.The longest winning streak in the NFC belongs to the (4-6), who host the (7-3) in the early afternoon Derrick Jones Jr. Jersey appetizer. The late afternoon main course features the (7-3) and (7-3) continuing their NFC East rivalry while the evening de sert pins the (6-4) against the (8-2).A feast of exciting games that will alter the playoff races are upon us. What better way to celebrate the holiday than having a few bold predictions to spice up the meal. Here are some bold predictions from each of the three Thanksgiving Day games.Both teams score 30 points: The Bills and Lions are two of the three teams that have scored 30-plus points in a game five times this season ( is the other). Why can’t these teams engage in a shootout where the team that gets the ball last wins? The Lions are eighth in the in points per game (25.0) and sixth in yards per game (366.6), while their Trevor Ariza Jersey 15 rushing touchdowns are third in the league. Detroit has scored 31 points in each of its last two games and is on a three-game win streak. The crowd will be fired up to watch an offense that can actually put points on the board, even if the Lions are facing a top-five scoring defense in the Bills (17.4 PPG).The Bills have one of the league’s top offenses, scoring on seven straight po se sions heading into this matchup. The Lions defense will also help matters, allowing 410.5 points per game over the last two games. Detroit also allows the most points per game (28.2), yards per game (415.9), points per po se sion (2.57), and yards per po se sion (40.0) in the NFL.This game has the makings of a shootout. pa ses Barry Sanders franchise mark: Williams leads the NFL with 12 rushing touchdowns this season and hasfive games which he scored multiple rushing touchdowns (including a career-high three in Sunday’s win over the Giants). No Lions player has ever had six games with multiple rushing touchdowns in a season. Williams will be the first player in Detroit’s storied history to accomplish the feat, even though the Bills have only allowed seven rushing touchdowns on the year. Detroit will make sure Williams gets the ball in goal-to-go situations, giving him the opportunity to get six points on the board.Williams is tied with Sanders for the most games in a season with multiple rushing touchdowns for the Lions (five). He breaks that mark on Thanksgiving. runs for 150 yards: This is a tall task for Barkley, but not one he can’t handle after rushing 15 times for 22 yards last week. The Giants running back is due for a big game, especially against a run defense that allows 136.1 yards per game (26th in NFL) and 4.7 yards per carry (27th in NFL). New York has to go to Barkley in order to keep the game close, along with limiting the Cowboys’ offensive po se sions. Even with all the Giants injuries on the offensive line, Barkley can still handle a heavy workload and continue improving upon his 953 rushing yards and 4.5 yards per carry mark.Barkley has rushed for 150-plus yards twice in 2022. He’ll get his third such performance on Thanksgiving. gets multiple sacks: Parsons dominated the Giants in the first meeting this year, despite not recording a Portland Trail Blazers Jeresy sack on the stat sheet. He had six pre sures and made his presence felt on the defensive line, setting up his teammates for five sacks against a Giants offensive line that had no answers for the pa s rush. Parsons gets his opportunity to line up against whoever plays right tackle for the Giants. (knee) was limited in practice this week, while (neck) also was limited. Whoever starts will have their hands full against Parsons, who has 49 pre sures and 10 sacks on the year.Parsons is coming off his fifth multi-sack game of the year. He’ll get his sixth and add to his already impre sive sack total, while constantly being in the backfield throughout the game. has career day against Vikings offensive line: Hassan Whiteside Jersey The stage is set for Judon — the NFL’s sack leader — to have a monster day getting to the quarterback. is still in concu sion protocol, which leaves the Vikings in significant trouble on the offensive line. Minnesota allowed 20 pre sures in the lo s to Dallas last week — and only two were by Darrisaw. allowed two sacks and four pre sures filling in for Darrisaw, showcasing how valuable the left tackle has been for the offensive line. has allowed eight sacks and 38 pre sures at right guard, already a bad matchup for the Vikings if Judon goes inside. (three sacks allowed, 16 pre sures) has been better, but Minnesota isn’t the same up front when Darrisaw isn’ Seth Curry Jersey t on the field.Judon has a career-high 13 sacks to go with 47 pre sures and 21 quarterback hits this season. He’s had a three-sack game already this year (which is a career-high) and he can get three sacks again against Minnesota. After Thursday, the chase may be on for the single-season sack record (22.5). is held to under 50 receiving yards again: Hard to envision Jefferson struggling in consecutive games again, but the All-Pro wide receiver has actually been shut down in back-to-back games already this year. Jefferson is facing a Patriots defense that allows the fewest first downs in the NFL along with ranking fourth in pa s yards allowed (188.3). New England has allowed just 87 pa sing yards over the last two games, but the Patriots defense will face a much tougher test in Jefferson. While the Patriots don’t have an elite cornerback, is making his way towards entering that conversation.Jefferson will have his hands full with Jones on Thanksgiving. The Vikings will have to find another option in the pa sing game, as the Patriots defense won’t allow him to take over a game like he usually does.