Ron Rivera really likes 'Little Giants.' Lions are laughably bad. Plus, Week 12 picks and fantasy football advice
It's Week 12 and while we await news on the status of the Ravens-Steelers game, we look back on a Thanksgiving that featured not one, but two fun trick plays. Before we dig deeper, enjoy these:
- Which teams will emerge victorious in Week 12? Our experts make their picks.
- The Cowboys made a regrettable fake punt decision.
- Laughing at the Lions has become a Thanksgiving tradition.
- As always, we're here to help you set up that fantasy football lineup.
Thanksgiving Day games: After America laughed at the Lions' misery, the Washington Football Team moved into first place in the NFC East.
Houston Texans 41, Detroit Lions 25 -- The Lions have lost four of their past five games, all by double digits, are in last place in the NFC North and could be on the lookout for a new coach.
- America comes together, shares Thanksgiving tradition of Lions misery
- Jim Nantz says Texans' trick-play TD straight from 'sandlot'
- Deshaun Watson has 2nd-greatest Thanksgiving QB performance vs. Lions
Washington Football Team 41, Dallas Cowboys 16 -- While WTF now has a half game lead in the lackluster NFC East, the Cowboys moved into the division's cellar.
- Mike McCarthy defends fake punt failure
- Ron Rivera dials up trick play he's run before
- Cowboys players mourn loss of coach Markus Paul
Game of the Week: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady. Yes, please! Brady and the Bucs, however, have been maddeningly inconsistent against playoff contenders. Do they right the ship Sunday?
Sneaky-good Game of the Week: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts -- Both teams are coming off huge Week 11 wins, and the winner here takes over first in the AFC South. A Colts victory gives them a huge edge, thanks to their Week 10 win over the Titans.
Survivor Pool Game of the Week: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles -- While the Eagles are entering a brutal stretch of games, the Seahawks can make a nice late-season run to the playoffs. (Prior picks, starting with Week 1: Steelers, 49ers, Colts, Rams, Cowboys, Dolphins, Bills, Chiefs, Texans, Packers, Chargers).
Week 12: Picks, news, analysis and more
- Week 12 picks: Who will win this week across the NFL? Our staff makes their picks.
- Lorenzo's Locks: Paste BN Sports' Lorenzo Reyes has the three best bets for this weekend. It's time to recognize how safe of a bet the Raiders are.
- Power rankings: See how all 32 teams stack up heading into Week 12.
- Lamar Jackson tests positive for COVID: The Ravens are confronting a coronavirus outbreak, with the 2019 NFL MVP the latest with a positive test.
- Postponement may be grim omen for NFL: The grim reality is the Ravens-Steelers postponement might signal the start of another round of COVID disruptions, Jarrett Bell writes.
- Steelers players strike wrong tone: Several Pittsburgh players complained about their Thanksgiving game against the Ravens being postponed amid Baltimore's COVID-19 outbreak.
- Tom Brady meets Patrick Mahomes as torch starts to pass: Sunday's NFL game between Tom Brady's Bucs and Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs is kind of like Michael Jordan meeting an ascending LeBron James, Mike Jones writes.
- Peyton, Woodson highlight Hall of Fame 2021 semifinalists: Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson all made the cut to be semifinalists in their first year of eligibility.
Fantasy football: Get your lineup right
Our fantasy football experts have valuable advice to help your team make its playoff push.
- Fantasy rankings for Week 12: For your convenience, these position-by-position rankings were updated for this week's games.
- Studs, duds and sleepers: Here are some names to know going into Week 12. The good: Salvon Ahmed, who's gone from sleeper to stud. The not-so good: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who faces the stingy Buccaneers D.
- Waiver wire options: With COVID hitting the Ravens backfield especially hard, it's time to hop on the Gus bus.
Week 12 schedule
(All times Eastern)
Thursday
Sunday
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Las Vegas Raiders at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:15 p.m. (NBC)
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday
Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
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