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The Thursday night affair pits the Jets (5-8) against the Ravens (11-2) in a game that may not be important or dramatic, but hey, any chance to watch Lamar Jackson is worth it, right?

The NFC Game of the Week in New Orleans produces an all-time classic. The AFC Game of the Week in New England, not so much.

The week kick off with something of a snoozer, as the Cowboys (6-6) visit the Bears (6-6) in a contest of two teams desperately trying to stay relevant in the playoff race.

Seymour Siwoff, who managed Elias Sports Bureau for seven decades, has passed away at the age of 99.

Hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving and the latest edition of Dallas (the football team, not the soap opera, though it's hard to tell sometimes.

The biggest game on Thursday pits a pair of playoff contenders against each other as Josh Allen leads the Buffalo Bills (8-3) into Dallas to play the Cowboys (6-5). Earlier, the Chicago Bears (5-6) face the Detroit Lions (3-7-1) and somebody called David Blough, while the night game pits New Orleans (9-2) against Atlanta (3-8). Use this thread to discuss them all.

Why does Derrick Henry hate the Jaguars? What is wrong with Carson Wentz? And what is going on with the Atlanta Falcons?

Your Thursday nighter sees Pittsburgh (5-4) traveling to Cleveland (3-6) in hopes of ending the Browns' playoff hopes. Big Sunday games include Houston (6-3) at Baltimore (7-2), New England (8-1) at Philadelphia (5-4), and ... um, Chicago (4-5) at the Rams (5-4) in prime time?

We probably should have posted an Extra Point earlier this week about the workout the NFL had arranged for veteran free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but the whole situation was so weird that it was hard to believe anything was going to happen until it happened.

Several players have been suspended following the brawl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns in the closing seconds of Thursday Night Football.