Quote:I missed on the Bears. I thought about picking them, but I just couldn't actually do it. This is the Bears first win on Thanksgiving Day in 22 years.

 

The Bears previous win on Thanksgiving Day was the game in which Barry Sanders suffered the most extensive injury of his 10 year career with the Lions.   The torn MCL injury sidelined Barry for the final 5 regular season games but one would have never known by watching him in the Lions playoff game against the Packers.   The ironic part of this based on what transpired on Thanksgiving Day this year is Brett Favre put himself on the playoff map with a TD pass to Sterling Sharpe that won the Packers the game.   It's a pass most QBs wouldn't have attempted but Favre made it look easy despite broken coverage in the Lions secondary.    

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