NFL Thanksgiving grades: Cowboys earn ‘A’ for destroying Commanders, Seahawks and Lions get ugly marks

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Week 12 grades!

The Lions have been playing on Thanksgiving since 1934, but they might want to ask the NFL to stop scheduling them for Turkey Day, because the holiday has turned into a total disaster for Detroit. Going into 2023, the Lions had lost six straight games on Thanksgiving and that streak is now up to seven following the Packers’ dominating 29-22 win over Detroit. 

The Lions haven’t won on Thanksgiving since 2016. 

The Packers’ win came in the first game of a Thanksgiving Tripleheader. In the second game, the Cowboys rolled to a history-making 45-10 win over the Commanders. The Cowboys have played five home games this season and they’ve won them all by at least 20 points, which marks the first-time in NFL history that’s ever happened. Going into Week 12, there had been five previous teams that had won their first four homes games by at least 20 points, but none had ever done it five times in a row. 

Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland also made history when he recorded his fifth pick-six of the year, which is the now the NFL record for the most pick-sixes in a single-season. The mind-blowing part is that Bland just set the SEASON record in Week 12. 

in the final game of the night, we got another blowout with the 49ers beating the Seahawks 31-13. Thanks to the win, the 49ers now hold a two-game lead in the NFC West. 

Alright, let’s get to the Thanksgiving grades, starting with the game in Detroit. 

Green Bay 29-22 over Detroit

Packers-Lions grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Dallas 45-10 over Washington

Commanders-Cowboys grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

San Francisco 31-13 over Seattle 

49ers-Seahawks grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)