Welcome to the Black Friday version of the Week 13 grades!
After giving us a conventional feast of video games on Thanksgiving, the NFL returned with its latest custom: A Black Friday sport. And it was a wild one with the Kansas City Chiefs holding off the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 in a sport that wasn’t sealed till Nick Bolton recovered a Raiders fumble in Kansas City territory with simply 11 seconds left to play.
The win by the Chiefs capped off a stable 24 hours of soccer for the NFL that began on Thanksgiving Day.
The Turkey Day motion began with a loopy sport in Detroit the place the Lions escaped with a 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears. The victory ended a seven-game dropping streak on Thanksgiving for the Lions whereas enhancing their document to 11-1, which now offers them the most effective begin in franchise historical past. The Bears choked away any probability on the win with poor clock administration that in the end led to the firing of Matt Eberflus.
The second sport on Thursday ended up being a great time for a Thanksgiving nap with the Cowboys taking down the Giants, 27-20, to drag off a season sweep of their NFC East rivals.
The Thanksgiving nightcap befell in Green Bay the place the Dolphins’ cold-weather struggles continued in a 30-17 loss to the Packers.
With that in thoughts, let’s get to the Thanksgiving grades, beginning with the Lions’ wild win.
Kansas City 19-17 over Las Vegas
Detroit 23-20 over Chicago
Dallas 27-20 over N.Y. Giants
Green Bay 30-17 over Miami
