NFL Pick Weeks 12: Thanksgiving 2010 Game Predictions and More

Thanksgiving 2010 is tomorrow!  Quit searching for Thanksgiving wishes, funny quotes and your favorite Butterball turkey recipe and check out some NFL predictions.

Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without food, but it isn't Thanksgiving without football, either.

Here are the predictions for all three Thanksgiving NFL games and a few extra predictions thrown in there, as well.

New England at Detroit

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FOXBORO, MA - NOVEMBER 21: Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts is hit by Rob Ninkovich #50 of the New England Patriots on November 21, 2010 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Colts 31-28. (Photo by Elsa/Gett

Thanksgiving Tradition No. 1: Turkey.

Thanksgiving Tradition No. 2: Watching the Lions lose.

It doesn't even matter that the Lions are an improved ball club this season.  On Turkey Day, they're done.

Actually, looking at the game matchup-wise, the Lions should be able to move the ball through the air against New England.  The Patriots surrender 289.6 passing yards a game, the second-worst in the league, while the Lions are sixth in passing.

Don't expect that advantage to help the Lions too much.  

The Patriots are coming off wins against two strong football teams in the Steelers and Colts.  They have the highest scoring offense in the NFL.  The Lions won't be able to keep them out of the end zone, so their only hope is to keep up.

With Matt Stafford under center, yes, they would have had a chance to win this game.  With Shaun Hill, no.

Prediction: 34-24 New England

The Only Way The Patriots Would Lose...

...is if Vince Wilfork gets his hands on the Thanksgiving meal before the game and gets cramps.

It looks like he's found a technique to fool the team cooks to take their eyes of the feast.

The Lions may have a chance after all.

New Orleans at Dallas

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ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 21: Running back Marion Barber #24 of the Dallas Cowboys carries the ball against safety Louis Delmas #26 of the Detroit Lions and defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch #93 at Cowboys Stadium on November 21, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. T

Thanksgiving Tradition No. 3: Watching the Cowboys win.

It's just as much as a tradition as watching the Lions lose.  The Cowboys dominate on Thanksgiving.

In the comfort of Dallas Stadium, they'll pull the upset against the Saints.

The Cowboys have won two games in a row after only winning one in the previous eight weeks.

The Saints may have the third-best pass defense in football, but that will be tested against arguably the best trio of receivers in the NFL.  Miles Austin, Roy Williams and Dez Bryant have helped keep the Dallas passing game going even after losing Tony Romo.

Both teams received wake-up calls earlier in the season and haven't lost since.  A blowout to the Packers was the slap that woke up the Cowboys and the being upset by the Browns ignited the Saints.

Something has to give in Week 12.

Prediction: 35-34 Dallas

Brad Childress Will Throw Up...

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MINNEAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Brad Childress of the Minnesota Vikings on the sidelines against the Green Bay Packers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on November 21, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

...for one of two reasons.

One: He sees the Cowboys, one of the few teams he actually beat this season, win.

Two: It is common for people to overeat when they are stressed.  Losing a job is known to cause stress, and with the most amount of food in front of him all year, Childress will attempt to relive that stress, without success.

Cincinatti at The New York Jets

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 21: Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets looks to throw a pass against the Houston Texans on November 21, 2010 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

This is Thanksgiving's night game.

By this time, you'll be stuffed with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and I don't have time to list everything you're going to eat.

Especially if you're a Bengals or Jets fan, your stomach won't be able to handle a close game.  Well, do not fear.  This one will be a blowout.

One half of the "TOcho Show" won't be a factor, because Darrelle Revis owns Chad Ochocinco.

Terrell Owens isn't enough to get this turnover-prone Bengals offense going alone.

LaDainian Tomlinson and the Jets will march up and down the field against a Bengals' questionable run defense.

Prediction: 28-17 New York

Roger's Thanksgiving Will End Badly

The mascot always takes a loss the worst...

Sam Adams Will Gain....

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DENVER - AUGUST 25: Defensive tackle Sam Adams #95 of the Denver Broncos runs out with the the team before the pre-season football game against the Cleveland Browns on August 25, 2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Steve Dyk

The average American is said to consume 4,000 calories on Thanksgiving day.

Sam Adams, a retired NFL nose tackle, weighs twice as much as the average adult male, and that's being generous.  A football commenter whose name has slipped my mind once said of Adams, "He's a biscuit short of 400."  (Just look at him compared to the cheerleaders.)

Note: 3,500 calories are in a pound.

Prediction: Sam Adams will gain over two pounds Thanksgiving day.

It's simple math.  If he weighs more than twice the average American, he'll consume twice the average American, right?  

There's that biscuit.

David Daniels is an NFL Featured Columnist and Writing Intern at Bleacher Report and a Syndicated Writer.  Follow him at One Yard Short.com or on Twitter