It's Thanksgiving day and my team is playing today. They play the third part of a rivalry against the Bengals that has featured some really good games in the past year. Actually, the Jets have probably had a hand in destroying and derailing the Bengals best shots at a title run. They beat them 37-0 in the season finale last year to get into the playoffs; and then 24-14 in the Wildcard Round in Cincinnati.Today, it's probably a chance to bring the dagger to Marvin Lewis and the Bengals.
I'm used to watching the Detroit Lions and then dozing off for the afternoon part of the double-header against the Dallas Cowboys. That's tradition to me. It's what I've grown up doing on this illustrious day.
A few years back in 2004 or 2005 or so, the NFL decided to take away my Saturday afternoon football in December and add the 3rd Thanksgiving game. It was often part of my tradition to head down to my fathers on Thanksgiving night and watch this third game of the Thanksgiving day on the NFL Network (he was the only guy I knew who got the network) and spend a few hours with him.Today, my team gets to play on Thanksgiving day. They're in the middle of a very special season and tonight is a night to not only celebrate and give thanks, but to keep it going. If the Jets want to go to the Super Bowl, today is another important day in that run. So I'll root against the Patriots in the early game and hope Detroit can pull off some kind of miracle; and I'll live and die on every down the Jets play tonight in hopes that they can move to 9-2. The importance of home-field advantage can never be overstated.
Here's that miracle drive last week against the Texans in case you're wondering why I love this team so much:
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