NFL games on TV today
GREEN BAY (6-5) vs. DETROIT (3-8)
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When, where: Today, 12:30 p.m. at Detroit.
TV, radio: Ch. 25, WEEI (850), WZAN (970).
Last meeting: Green Bay won, 31-6, Sept. 14.
Comments: Brett Favre has started 184 consecutive games. Since that streak began, the Packers are 121-63, tops in the NFL. Ahman Green has 1,326 rushing yards and needs 149 to break the Packers' season record. Favre has thrown a TD pass in 20 straight games. The Lions have surrendered an NFL-low seven sacks this season. The Packers are looking for their third straight Thanksgiving Day win over the Lions.
MIAMI (7-4) vs. DETROIT (8-3)
When, where: Today, 4 p.m. at Dallas.
TV: Ch. 4, WEEI (850), WZAN (970).
Last meeting: Dallas won, 20-0, Nov. 25, 1999.
Comments: Ten years ago, the Dolphins and Cowboys battled in the infamous Snow Game on Thanksgiving. Leon Lett blocked a field goal attempt and then touched the ball, enabling the Dolphins to recover and score a touchdown. Miami RB Ricky Williams will make his first return to Texas since his college days at the University of Texas. Williams needs 91 yards for 1,000 on the season, and one more 100-yard game to pass Larry Csonka for the club record with 15. Dallas has an 8-5 mark on Thanksgiving since 1990. Dallas leads the NFL in yards allowed per game with 238.5
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