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Check out Sadler’s Monday Night Football Recipe of the Week: Sadler’s Smokehouse Turkey Chili
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Thanksgiving Night Football Preview
New York Giants (6-4) at Denver Broncos (6-4)
New York Giants at Denver Broncos
- Giants-Broncos Date: Thanksgiving Night, Thursday, November 26th
- Giants-Broncos Kickoff Time: 8:20
- Giants-Broncos TV Network: NFLN
- Giants-Broncos Announcers: Bob Papa and Matt Millen
- Giants-Broncos Point Spread: Giants -6.5
- Giants-Broncos Over-Under: 42
- Giants-Broncos Spread Pick by Jerod: Denver is really playing poorly right now. The Giants haven’t been all that great themselves, but they are scoring points. I don’t think Denver will be able to contain Eli Manning and the Giants, and I don’t think the Broncos have any kind of rhythm on offense right now. Even though this game is at home for Denver, I think their precipitous slide continues. Giants-Broncos free pick: Giants -6.5
Giants-Broncos Analysis
I was in Denver to watch the debacle against a suddenly-cocky San Diego team, and Bronco fans are incensed; the team is simply desperate, having lost four consecutive after opening the campaign with a startling six triumphs in a row. Mix in any other clichés, but one wonders, historically, do desperate teams usually prevail or continue their free-falls?
New York needs wins, but their victory over Atlanta — which broke their own four game slide — helped make Thursday night slightly less urgent for the Giants.
