thanksgiving - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
![Ranking the final 4 teams in NFL playoffs](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/8b7b4e99dd34f7ccb5ddb3d22ce376f7.jpg)
![These are the teams most likely to suffer upsets during NFL's Wild-Card Weekend](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/15fab749c8c7f12848223a3213731503.jpg)
![Thanksgiving special: The Cowboys-Giants OBJ Bowl](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a24925e2dc0a9f59fd44f75cfac7b9c8.jpg)
Thanksgiving special: The Cowboys-Giants OBJ Bowl
It’s Thanksgiving day, so it’s time to watch the Dallas Cowboys in their yearly showcase. The fact that they’re winning and making a charge toward another postseason makes it even better. And this year’s Turkey Day game has higher stakes than this game has had in quite a while. This Thanksgiving day...
![When it snows, it blizzards in Buffalo [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/6758a2b10a6dc495d17fa6a9f0cb2592.jpg)
When it snows, it blizzards in Buffalo [Updated]
The Buffalo Bills have lost two straight and may lose a home game this weekend regardless of whether they’re on the wrong side of the scoreboard after their matchup against Cleveland. The NFL is exploring the option of relocating the contest due to a casual three to six feet of snow in the forecast ...
![Was Miami's Butt Block the NFL’s greatest sports blooper since the Butt Fumble?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/4f9cb31623b8c54f2e8f05b3cd61210d.jpg)
Was Miami's Butt Block the NFL’s greatest sports blooper since the Butt Fumble?
From the division that brought us the Butt Fumble came a worthwhile sequel from the Miami Dolphins in the wild, final minutes of their 21-19 win over the Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen threw 63 passes, which is an absurd amount for such a low-scoring affair. Butt his efforts were the subplot to the gridi...
![NFL Week 3: Bettors banking on *checks notes* Detroit Lions to win Super Bowl](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/bb09616b7ec63b14b759a78868157629.jpg)
NFL Week 3: Bettors banking on *checks notes* Detroit Lions to win Super Bowl
For many moons, the Detroit Lions have been the laughingstock of the NFL. They’ve been the Cleveland Browns of the NFC, the clowns at the circus, the Packers’ little brothers who just want to get a seat at the adult table on Thanksgiving — but not anymore. Through two weeks, the Detroit Lions have s...
![The NFL is sending better teams overseas, but still needs to send its biggest brands more often](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a6a7a8a9372ecdcfe95b2afb413280bb.jpg)
The NFL is sending better teams overseas, but still needs to send its biggest brands more often
The National Football League heads across the pond again this season with four games scheduled in London and Germany. This year, the European crowd will get a couple of big NFL brands to watch in person, not just the Jacksonville Jaguars. Some of the matchups could be better, but the league also nee...
![In this edition of ‘Should That Be a Statue?'](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/d9d54894a5574c469e7d2681af57e71a.jpg)
In this edition of ‘Should That Be a Statue?'
Imagine if your lowest moment was so abysmal that people would want to build a statue to it? No, I’m not talking about the Southern part of the United States, I’m referring to Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt of Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final that earned him a red card before France fell to I...
![Week 15 NFL Powerless Ranking: Jags are better without Meyer... but still lose](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/c139ce4bc09e0f5abfd6e3cc5fd27489.jpg)
Week 15 NFL Powerless Ranking: Jags are better without Meyer... but still lose
Welcome to this week’s NFL Powerless Rankings. We’re in the home stretch of the NFL season, and we know the contenders from the pretenders at this point. We’ll talk about the contenders later because this list is about the less fortunate teams in the league. Let’s check out the worst of the worst fr...
![Week 14 NFL Powerless Ranking: New Yuck, New Yuck](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/8d73a10b377f80a9176c4d5a57029d3b.jpg)
Week 14 NFL Powerless Ranking: New Yuck, New Yuck
Welcome to this week’s NFL Powerless Rankings. We’re closing in on the home stretch of the NFL season, and we know the contenders from the pretenders at this point. We’ll talk about the contenders later because this list is about the less fortunate teams in the league. Let’s check out the worst of t...
![Bears look like Lions’ best shot at a win this year](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/e305b85abca6222d2c098b5a7c56d11a.jpg)
Bears look like Lions’ best shot at a win this year
It’s been nearly a year since the Detroit Lions won a football game. In early December 2020, they managed a 34-30 victory over the Bears, before dropping the last four games of the season. In 2021, Dan Campbell’s squad dropped eight straight — until, rejoice, rejoice, a tie against the Steelers a fe...
![NFL Week 5 returns us to the eternal question: Why are the London games always trash?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a3b3b6f21e8ad8ad9dfcff93e2bed538.jpg)
NFL Week 5 returns us to the eternal question: Why are the London games always trash?
In 2021, there are two NFL games slated to play in London. The first is happening this weekend as the Atlanta Falcons take on the New York Jets. Now… you’re probably thinking to yourself, “Gee, that matchup sounds awful. If we’re really trying to expand the sport, why don’t we show London the absolu...
![25 things Deadspin is thankful for (yes, even in 2020), including doggos & Kelly Loeffler (no, really)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/w9caskwbfqtiaei7flaz.jpg)
25 things Deadspin is thankful for (yes, even in 2020), including doggos & Kelly Loeffler (no, really)
It’s been a crazy year at Deadspin and an awful one for almost everyone in the world who’s not Jeff Bezos. Today, as I spend Thanksgiving away from family and friends due to COVID-19, I thought it would be a good idea for us to all express the small things we should be thankful for in this hellscape...