The NFL Thanksgiving schedule has the Packers, Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions in action across three games as Week 12 starts Thursday. The first game has the Eagles visiting the Lions at Ford Field and the matchup starts at 12:30 pm ET on Fox for the TV coverage as Chip Kelly tries to rebound from the loss last week.
The Eagles are coming into the game after a loss against the Buccaneers and the team has to bounce back to stay in the AFC East division race. The Eagles are now 4-6 and Chip Kelly took some heat this week from local reporters and he said that he has confidence in the plan and the roster he has put together. Sam Bradford is dealing with an injury and may not start, while Jason Peters is questionable for the game. Jason Kelce is questionable for the game as well.
Bradford is dealing with a shoulder injury and a concussion and he could be out, leaving Mark Sanchez to start for a second straight week. Sanchez had three picks against the Buccaneers on Sunday and one of those was returned for a touchdown, which resulted in some arguing from Sanchez and Darren Sproles. The two got heated, but Kelly downplayed the situation to the media this week. Ryan Mathews could be out with a concussion and that could give Sproles some extra work behind DeMarco Murray.
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Zach Ertz is out this week and Mathews likely will be out and that gives the Eagles a couple things to overcome on Thursday. The Lions are in the bottom of the NFC North and this would be a bad loss for the team if the Eagles lose. The team has lost two straight and they have a tough schedule coming up after this game, as the team has to travel to play the Patriots.
The Eagles have the Bills after that and they have three straight home games with Buffalo, the Arizona Cardinals and Washington Redskins. The Giants matchup ends the season and that game will be on the road. The Lions come into the game after a win against the Raiders and the team plays against the Eagles and then against the Green Bay Packers in a divisional matchup after that. The team ends the season with the Rams and Saints on the road before playing the 49ers and Bears.
