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THANKSGIVING DAY – A TRADITION OF FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FOOTBALL

For generations of Americans, the tradition of Thanksgiving Day and NFL football are historically intertwined.

On Thanksgiving in 1925, a crowd of 36,000 – then the largest in professional football history – watched the play the Chicago Cardinals to a scoreless tie at Wrigley Field. In 1934, the and the defending world champion Bears squared off on Thanksgiving in the first NFL game nationally broadcast, with NBC radio on the call. This year, the three holiday games will be played inside with a combined capacity of over 230,000 and will be aired to millions across the country and around the world.

The 2017 installment of Thanksgiving Day football will feature a tripleheader for the 12th consecutive season.

The first game showcases a battle of NFC North rivals as the travel to Detroit to face the Lions (12:30 PM ET, FOX). The late afternoon game marks the 40th consecutive Thanksgiving Day contest hosted in as the Cowboys welcome the to AT&T (4:30 PM ET, CBS). The holiday concludes at FedExField with the 169th regular-season meeting between the NFC East rivals Washington Redskins and (8:30 PM ET, NBC).

GAME NETWORK LOCAL TIME EASTERN TIME Minnesota Vikings (8-2) at Detroit Lions (6-4) FOX 12:30 PM ET 12:30 PM Los Angeles Chargers (4-6) at (5-5) CBS 3:30 PM CT 4:30 PM New York Giants (2-8) at Washington Redskins (4-6) NBC 8:30 PM ET 8:30 PM

The Lions will play their 78th Thanksgiving Day game dating back to 1934, while the Cowboys will play in their 50th since 1966. The Giants and Redskins will play in their 15th and 10th games, respectively, on the holiday. The Vikings will play in their eighth and the Chargers will play in their fifth Thanksgiving game.

The Thanksgiving Day records of the teams playing this Thursday:

TEAM WON LOST TIED Dallas Cowboys 30 18 1 Detroit Lions 37 38 2 Los Angeles Chargers 2 1 1 Minnesota Vikings 5 2 0 New York Giants 7 4 3 Washington Redskins 2 7 0

MINNESOTA (8-2) at DETROIT (6-4): Thursday’s matchup marks the second consecutive Thanksgiving meeting between the Vikings and Lions, and the fifth overall meeting on the holiday. Last season, Detroit intercepted a pass with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and kicker MATT PRATER converted the game- winning 40-yard as time expired in the Lions’ 16-13 win.

The Vikings lead the NFC North with an 8-2 record and have won six consecutive games. Detroit, who has won three in a row and is 6-4 on the season, trails Minnesota by two games in the division. The Lions defeated Minnesota 14-7 in Week 4 and have won each of the past three meetings.

Detroit enters Week 12 following a 27-24 win at Chicago last week. Lions passed for 299 yards with two and no for a 120.2 and Prater converted the game-winning 52- yard field goal with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter in the team’s win. Prater has converted three career game-winning field goals of at least 50 yards with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter or , tied with five others for the most such field goals in NFL history.

The Lions have won their past four Thanksgiving Day games by a combined score of 135-54. With a win on Thursday, Detroit will tie the /Houston Oilers (five consecutive wins, 1979-present) and Chicago Bears (five, 1930- 34) for the fourth-longest winning streak on Thanksgiving Day.

The most consecutive wins on Thanksgiving:

TEAM SEASONS CONSECUTIVE WINS 1939-2014 6 Dallas Cowboys 1980-85 6 Detroit Lions 1950-55 6 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1979-present 5* Chicago Bears 1930-34 5

Detroit Lions 2013-present 4* *Active streak

In seven career games on Thanksgiving Day, Stafford has passed for 2,219 yards (317 per game) and 15 touchdowns, both the second-most in NFL history.

The players with the most career passing yards and passes on Thanksgiving:

PASSING YARDS PLAYER TEAM GAMES PASSING YARDS Dallas 10 2,338 Matthew Stafford* Detroit 7 2,219 ^ Dallas 10 2,174 Dallas 10 1,545 Bart Starr^ Green Bay 8 1,345 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

TOUCHDOWN PASSES PLAYER TEAM GAMES TOUCHDOWN PASSES Tony Romo Dallas 10 18 Matthew Stafford* Detroit 7 15 Bobby Layne^ Detroit 8 14 Danny White Dallas 10 14 Troy Aikman^ Dallas 10 11 ^ Green Bay 4 11 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

In Week 11, the Vikings held the to 254 total yards in the team’s 24-7 victory. Minnesota recorded six catches for 123 yards with a touchdown and running back LATAVIUS MURRAY rushed for two touchdowns in the win. Thielen, who has 62 catches for 916 yards this season, joined (2003) as the only players in franchise history to have at least 60 catches and 900 receiving yards in the team’s first 10 games of a season.

Minnesota has won five of its seven games on Thanksgiving Day and ties for the second-highest winning percentage (.714) on the holiday (minimum five games).

The active franchises with the highest winning percentages on Thanksgiving (minimum five games):

TEAM WON LOST TIED WINNING PCT. Philadelphia Eagles 6 1 0 .857 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 5 2 0 .714 5 2 0 .714 Minnesota Vikings 5 2 0 .714 New York Giants 7 4 3 .636 Note: tie games prior to 1972 do not count in winning percentage

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-6) at DALLAS (5-5): The Chargers and Cowboys meet for the 11th time in series history, with Dallas holding a 6-4 advantage. Thursday marks the first Thanksgiving Day meeting between the two teams.

Los Angeles had five interceptions – all in the first half – in the team’s 54-24 win over Buffalo last week. The Chargers are the first team with five interceptions in the first half of a game since the 1973 Miami Dolphins (December 3 vs. Pittsburgh).

The Chargers are making their fifth appearance on Thanksgiving Day and the first since defeating the Houston Oilers 21- 17 at the Astrodome on November 27, 1969. In that contest, the Chargers overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, punctuated by a fourth-quarter -return touchdown by KENNY GRAHAM.

The Chargers’ 48-year gap between Thanksgiving Day appearances is the longest in NFL history.

TEAM SEASONS YEARS BETWEEN THANKSGIVING DAY APPEARANCES /Los Angeles Chargers 1969-2017 48 New York Giants 1938-1982 44 1972-2011 39 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1970-2009 39 / 1965-2004 39

The Cowboys look to rebound in Week 12 following a loss to Philadelphia last week. Dallas DEMARCUS LAWRENCE ties for the NFL lead with 11.5 sacks and quarterback is one of two in NFL history () with at least 35 passing touchdowns (39) and 10 rushing touchdowns (11) in their first two seasons.

Last season, Prescott passed for a touchdown and rushed for a score in the Cowboys’ 31-26 win over the Redskins on Thanksgiving Day.

Cowboys , who will play in his 15th Thanksgiving Day game this week, has 73 catches on the holiday, the most all-time. His 809 receiving yards trail only HERMAN MOORE (834) for the most on Thanksgiving.

The most career receptions and receiving yards on Thanksgiving:

RECEPTIONS PLAYER TEAM GAMES RECEPTIONS Jason Witten* Dallas 14 73 Calvin Johnson Detroit 9 55 Herman Moore Detroit 10 51 ^ Dallas 10 49 ^ Dallas 13 42 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

RECEIVING YARDS PLAYER TEAM GAMES RECEIVING YARDS Herman Moore Detroit 10 834 Jason Witten* Dallas 14 809 Calvin Johnson Detroit 9 769 Michael Irvin^ Dallas 10 722 Tony Hill Dallas 9 622 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

NEW YORK GIANTS (2-8) at WASHINGTON (4-6): The Redskins and Giants close out an all-day spread of Thanksgiving football with a meeting of two NFC East rivals. Washington and New York face off for the 171st time in series history (including the postseason), with the Giants holding a 99-67-4 advantage.

New York wide receiver ROGER LEWIS, JR. made an acrobatic 34-yard reception in overtime and kicker converted the game-winning 23-yard field goal two plays later in the Giants’ 12-9 victory over Kansas City in Week 11. Giants safety recorded a career-high 14 tackles and an interception in the win.

The Giants will play on Thanksgiving for the first time since 2009 and the 15th time overall. The Giants made their first appearance on Thanksgiving Day in 1926, when they defeated the Brooklyn Lions 17-0 at Ebbets Field, and were one of the earliest teams featured on Thanksgiving, playing 11 games on the holiday prior to 1939.

Last week, Washington quarterback passed for 322 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 132.6 rating in the Redskins’ overtime loss at New Orleans. Cousins has nine career games with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer and for the most such games in franchise history.

Washington plays on Thanksgiving for the second consecutive season and will host a game on the holiday for the first time in franchise history. Last season, Cousins completed a franchise-record 41 passes for 449 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 120.7 passer rating in Washington’s loss to Dallas.

Cousins’ 449 passing yards are the second-most in a single game on Thanksgiving, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer TROY AIKMAN, who passed for 455 yards on November 26, 1998.

The most passing yards in a game on Thanksgiving:

PLAYER TEAM DATE PASSING YARDS Troy Aikman^ Dallas November 26, 1998 455 Kirk Cousins Washington November 24, 2016 449 Tony Romo Dallas November 22, 2012 441 Matthew Stafford Detroit November 22, 2012 441 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Week 12 Minnesota Vikings (8-2) at Detroit Lions (6-4) Thursday, November 23, 2017 | 12:30 PM ET | | Referee: Tony Corrente REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Vikings lead all-time series, 71-39-2 LAST GAME: 10/1/17: Lions 14 at Vikings 7 STREAKS: Lions have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/24/16: Lions 16, Vikings 13 MINNESOTA VIKINGS p DETROIT LIONS LAST WEEK W 24-7 vs. Los Angeles Rams LAST WEEK W 27-24 at Chicago COACH VS. OPP. : 2-5 COACH VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 5-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.1/17.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.1/23.4 OFFENSE 372.5 OFFENSE 338.4 PASSING : 197-300-2194-12-5-93.7 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 227-360-2760-19-5-98.4 RUSHING Latavius Murray: 110-412-3.7-4 RUSHING : 144-491-3.4-3 RECEIVING Adam Thielen: 62-916 (2L)-14.8-3 RECEIVING : 59-691-11.7-3 DEFENSE 290.5 DEFENSE 354.5 SACKS : 10 SACKS Anthony Zettel: 6 INTs Harrison Smith: 3 INTs Darius Slay: 4 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE +2 (12/10) TAKE/GIVE +7 (19/12) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Quigley: 41.4 (40.0) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 42.5 (38.5) KICKING : 89 (20/24 PAT; 23/26 FG) KICKING Matt Prater: 89 (26/26 PAT; 21/24 FG) VIKINGS NOTES LIONS NOTES • VIKINGS are 5-2 (.714) all-time on Thanksgiving. • LIONS have won past 4 Thanksgiving games. • QB CASE KEENUM has 584 pass yards (292 per game), 5 TDs • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 1,804 pass yards & 2 INTs for 110.5 rating in past 2. Had 321 pass yards with 3 TDs (300.7 per game), 12 TDs & 3 INTs for 98.7 rating in past 6 vs. 1 INT for 126.7 rating in only game at Det. (10/16/16 with LAR). at home. Has 1,950 pass yards (325 per game), 15 TDs & • RB LATAVIUS MURRAY rushed for 95 yards & 2 TDs last 2 INTs for 103 rating in past 6 Thursday games. In 7 career week. Has 4 rush TDs in past 4. In 3 career Thursday games, Thanksgiving games, has 2,219 pass yards & 15 TD passes, has 332 scrimmage yards (110.7 per game) & 4 rush TDs. both 2nd most on Thanksgiving in NFL history. RB JERICK MC KINNON has 2 TDs in past 3 on road. • RB AMEER ABDULLAH rushed for 94 yards & TD in • WR ADAM THIELEN ranks 2nd in NFL with 916 rec. yards. last meeting. Aims for 4th in row with TD. Since 2015, RB Is 2nd player in franchise history with 60+ catches (62) & leads NFL RBs with 166 catches & ranks 900+ yards (916) in team’s 1st 10 games of season (RANDY 2nd with 10 rec. TDs. MOSS, 2003). In past 6 on road, has 39 receptions for 645 • WR GOLDEN TATE has 30 receptions for 424 yards (84.8 yards (107.5 per game) & 4 TDs. Has 19 catches for 387 yards per game) & 2 TDs in past 5. Has 13 catches for 183 yards (129 per game) & 3 TDs in past 3. WR has (91.5 per game) & TD in past 2 at home. WR MARVIN 24 receptions for 286 yards (95.3 per game) & TD in 3 career JONES, JR. led team with 85 rec. yards & TD last week. games vs. Det. Has 2 TDs in his past 3 on road vs. division. Has 4 TDs in past 5. • DE EVERSON GRIFFEN ties for 4th in NFL with 10 sacks. • DE has 6.5 sacks, FF & FR in 4 career Has sack in 8 of his 9 games this season. Has 3 sacks, FF Thanksgiving games. DE ANTHONY ZETTEL has sack in & FR in past 5 on Thursday. Has 9.5 sacks in past 11 vs. 2 of past 3. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 3 sacks & FR in Det. DE aims for 3rd in row with past 3 vs. division. CB DARIUS SLAY leads NFC with 4 INTs sack. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 4 sacks in past 5 vs. & ranks 1st in NFL with 15 PD. Had INT in last Thanksgiving division. DT had 9 tackles & sack in last game. Has 2 INTs in past 3 home games vs. Min. S GLOVER meeting. S HARRISON SMITH is only NFL safety with QUIN has 3 INTs, incl. 37-yard INT-TD, FF & FR in past 5 at 1.5+ sacks (1.5) & 3+ INTs (3). Has 31 tackles, sack & FR home. Has 19 INTs since 2013, tied for 2nd most in NFL. LB in past 4 at Det. S led team with 7 TAHIR WHITEHEAD led team with 9 tackles in Week 11. tackles & had 1st career FF in Week 11. Has 29 tackles (9.7 per game) in past 3 meetings. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX (12:30 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: Kevin Kugler, Ross Tucker, Hub Arkush (Field reporter) | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Min), 83 (Det) | XM: 88 (WW1), 82 (Min), 83 (Det) Week 12 Los Angeles Chargers (4-6) at Dallas Cowboys (5-5) Thursday, November 23, 2017 | 4:30 PM ET | AT&T Stadium | Referee: Jerome Boger REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 6-4 LAST GAME: 9/29/13: Cowboys 21 at Chargers 30 STREAKS: Chargers have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/13/09: Chargers 20, Cowboys 17 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS p DALLAS COWBOYS LAST WEEK W 54-24 vs. Buffalo LAST WEEK L 37-9 vs. Philadelphia COACH VS. OPP. : 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. : 0-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.1/19.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.2/24.2 OFFENSE 341.3 OFFENSE 342.2 PASSING : 214-355-2514-17-7-89.6 PASSING Dak Prescott: 201-320-2139-16-7-89.8 RUSHING : 167-633-3.8-5 RUSHING Alfred Morris: 42-260-6.2-0 RECEIVING : 56-755-13.5-3 RECEIVING : 50-541-10.8-4 DEFENSE 348.7 DEFENSE 331.6 SACKS : 10.5 (3L) SACKS Demarcus Lawrence: 11.5 (T1L) INTs Tre Boston: 4 (T3L) INTs Many tied: 1 TAKE/GIVE +7 (17/10) TAKE/GIVE -2 (12/14) PUNTING (NET) Drew Kaser: 48.9 (41.3) PUNTING (NET) Chris Jones: 43.9 (41.6) KICKING : 41 (17/17 PAT; 8/11 FG) KICKING : 29 (8/8 PAT; 7/9 FG) CHARGERS NOTES COWBOYS NOTES • CHARGERS make 5th appearance on Thanksgiving & 1st • COWBOYS play 50th Thanksgiving game. Are 30-18-1. since 1969. • QB DAK PRESCOTT has 777 pass yards (259 per game) • QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 2 TDs last week. Has 10 with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.5 rating & has 2 rush TDs in 3 TDs vs. 4 INTs in past 5 on road. Aims for 3rd in row on road career home games vs. AFC. Is 9-3 (.750) with 20 TDs vs. vs. NFC with 2+ TD passes. Has 17 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 101.5 6 INTs for 101.4 rating in past 12 at home. Since entering rating in 8 career games on Thursday. league in 2016, leads NFL QBs with 11 rush TDs. • RB MELVIN GORDON rushed for TD in Week 11. Has • RB ALFRED MORRIS rushed for 121 yards & TD in only 573 scrimmage yards (114.6 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rec., 2 game vs. Chargers (11/3/13 with Was.). Is 1 of 6 NFL RBs rush) in past 5 on road. Has 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in past 6 with 5,000+ rush yards (5,216) & 30+ rush TDs (31) since games vs. NFC. Rookie RB has 3 TDs 2012. (2 rec., 1 rush) in past 2. • WR DEZ BRYANT has 10 rec. TDs in his past 9 at • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 12 catches for 159 yards & 2 home vs. AFC. Has TD catch in 17 of his past 19 vs. AFC. TDs in Week 11. Has 6 games with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. Since 2012, leads NFL with 56 TD catches. TE JASON yards since 2014, tied for 4th most in NFL. Has 56 catches WITTEN has 73 career receptions on Thanksgiving, most for 765 yards (127.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 6 vs. NFC. in NFL history. Has 809 rec. yards on Thanksgiving & needs TE ANTONIO GATES has 180 rec. yards (90 per game) 26 to surpass HERMAN MOORE (834) for most all- & 2 TDs in past 2 vs. Dal. TE aims for time. WR TERRANCE WILLIAMS had TD catch in last 4th in row vs. NFC with TD catch. Thanksgiving game. • DE JOEY BOSA had sack & FF in Week 11. Aims for 7th • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE ties for NFL lead with in row with sack. Has 6 sacks in 5 career games vs. NFC. career-high 11.5 sacks. Has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4 vs. DE MELVIN INGRAM had 39-yard FR-TD last week. Has AFC. Has 3.5 sacks & FF in past 5 at home. DE DAVID 3 sacks, FF & FR in past 3 on road vs. NFC. CB CASEY IRVING has 6 sacks & FF in past 5 at home. Aims for 6th HAYWARD had 2 INTs in Week 11, his 3rd career multi-INT in row at home with PD. LB leads team game. Since 2016, leads NFL with 10 INTs. S TRE BOSTON with 58 tackles. In past 5 at home vs. AFC, CB ORLANDO has 3 INTs & 4 PD in past 2. LB KOREY TOOMER had SCANDRICK has sack, FF & INT. Rookie CB JOURDAN 59-yard INT-TD last week, his 1st career INT & TD. LEWIS ranks 4th among NFC rookies with 6 PD. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (4:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: John Sadak, Tony Boselli, Ed Werder (Field reporter) | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (LAC), 83 (Dal) | XM: 88 (WW1), 82 (LAC), 83 (Dal) Week 12 New York Giants (2-8) at Washington Redskins (4-6) Thursday, November 23, 2017 | 8:30 PM ET | FedExField | Referee: Terry McAulay REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Giants lead all-time series, 98-66-4 LAST GAME: 1/1/17: Giants 19 at Redskins 10 STREAKS: Redskins have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/1/17 NEW YORK GIANTS p WASHINGTON REDSKINS LAST WEEK W 12-9 (OT) vs. Kansas City LAST WEEK L 34-31 (OT) at New Orleans COACH VS. OPP. Ben McAdoo: 1-1 COACH VS. OPP. : 2-4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.2/24.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.8/26.6 OFFENSE 308.5 OFFENSE 359.4 PASSING : 234-368-2298-14-6-87.0 PASSING Kirk Cousins: 230-345-2796 (3L)-17-5-101.8 RUSHING Orleans Darkwa: 101-489-4.8-2 RUSHING Samaje Perine (R): 89-327-3.7-1 RECEIVING Evan Engram (R) (TE): 41-452-11.0-5 RECEIVING Jamison Crowder: 39-420-10.8-0 DEFENSE 396.6 DEFENSE 363.6 SACKS Jason Pierre-Paul: 4.5 SACKS : 7 INTs Landon Collins, Janoris Jenkins: 2 INTs Kendall Fuller, D.J. Swearinger: 3 TAKE/GIVE 0 (12/12) TAKE/GIVE 0 (15/15) PUNTING (NET) Brad Wing: 45.0 (36.7) PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 45.0 (38.5) KICKING Aldrick Rosas: 50 (14/15 PAT; 12/17 FG) KICKING Nick Rose: 37 (13/14 PAT; 8/9 FG) GIANTS NOTES REDSKINS NOTES • GIANTS play 1st Thanksgiving game since 2009 (11/26/09 • REDSKINS host 1st Thanksgiving game in franchise history. at Den.) & 15th overall. • QB KIRK COUSINS ranks 3rd in NFL with 2,796 pass • QB ELI MANNING has 12 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 94.1 rating yards. Passed for 449 yards with 3 TDs for 120.7 rating in in past 6 vs. Was. Has 1,055 pass yards (263.8 per game), 8 last Thanksgiving game (11/24/16 at Det.). His 449 pass TDs & 2 INTs for 100.1 rating in past 4 on road. Is averaging yards are 2nd most in game on Thanksgiving (TROY 311.7 pass yards per game in past 3 on Thursday. AIKMAN, 455 in 1998). Aims for 3rd in row on Thursday • RB ORLEANS DARKWA rushed for TD last week. Has with 300+ pass yards. 218 scrimmage yards (109 per game) in past 2 on road. • RB SAMAJE PERINE (rookie) rushed for career-high • WR STERLING SHEPARD has 23 receptions for 329 117 yards & TD in Week 11. Is 1 of 5 rookies in 2017 with yards (109.7 per game) & TD in his past 3 on road. TE 100+ rush yards & TD in single game. Has 186 scrimmage EVAN ENGRAM leads rookie TEs in receptions (41), rec. yards (93 per game) in past 2. yards (452) & TDs (5). Aims for 3rd in row on road with TD. • TE JORDAN REED had TD catch in last meeting. Had Has TD catch in 4 of past 5. 10 receptions for 95 yards & 2 TDs in 2016 Thanksgiving • DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 9.5 sacks, 4 FFs & 2 FRs game. WR JAMISON CROWDER has 13 receptions for in 10 career games vs. Was. Has 3.5 sacks in past 3 on road. 199 yards (99.5 per game) in past 2 at home. WR JOSH DE has 2 sacks & safety in his past DOCTSON led team with career-high 81 rec. yards in 3 on Thursday. Has 6 sacks & INT in past 8 on road. Aims Week 11. for 3rd in row on road vs. NFC East with sack. S LANDON • LB RYAN KERRIGAN had sack in 2016 Thanksgiving COLLINS had career-high 14 tackles & INT in Week 11. game. Has 3 sacks in past 3 at home vs. NYG. LB ZACH Aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with 8+ tackles. Since 2016, BROWN leads NFL with 101 tackles, his 2nd consecutive leads NFL safeties with 194 tackles & ties for 3rd with 7 INTs. 100- season. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 10+ DT DAMON HARRISON had 1st career INT last week. tackles. Has 37 tackles (12.3 per game) & 1.5 sacks in Had sack in last meeting. Since 2015, is only NFL DT with past 3 vs. division. Since 2014, CB is 200+ tackles (208). CB JANORIS JENKINS has 2 INTs, only player in NFL with 50+ PD (53) & 8+ FFs (8). S D.J. incl. 43-yard INT-TD in his past 4. Has 73 PD since 2012, 5th SWEARINGER has 3 INTs in past 2. Has 2+ PD in 2 of past most in NFL. LB DEVON KENNARD had sack last week. 3. DE ANTHONY LANIER had 1st career sack last week. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: Ian Eagle, , Laura Okmin (Field reporter) | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (NYG), 83 (Was) | XM: 88 (WW1), 82 (NYG), 83 (Was)