Breaking Down the NFL Thanksgiving Games

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Lions vs Vikings: The Lions suffered a huge loss during the offseason when wide receiver Calvin Johnson retired from the NFL. They did, however, replace him with a great receiver in Marvin Jones. Having him alongside Golden Tate will make the Lions receving core great again. On the other side of the ball, the Vikings offense was already dominant with quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, running back Adrian Peterson and wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Cordelle Patterson. With the addition of wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, the Vikings offensei just got that much better. Whichever offense is better will win this game.

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Cowboys vs Redskins: the second game of the NFL Thanksgiving series features two NFC East rivals. Whenever these two teams meet, there's always bad blood. Last season, the Redskins came out with the win in Dallas, but that was without quarterback Tony Romo playing as he was lost for most of the season with a fractured collarbone. This season, Romo will return to take on Kirk Cousins and the Redskins hot offense. The Cowboys offense was great with receivers Dez Bryant, Cole Beasley and tight end Jason Witten.

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Steelers vs Colts: the last time these two teams met, Big Ben Rothliesberger and the Steelers dominated Matt Hasselback and the Colts on Sunday Night Football. They'll meet once again on Sunday Night Football, this time on Thanksgiving night. Both teams will be without big name receivers. For the Steelers, they will be without Martavis Bryant as he is serving a one-year suspension. The Colts will be without Andre Johnson, who spent just one season in Indianapolis. The Colts will have Andrew Luck, however, who missed a majority of last season with a lacerated spleen.