Gobble Gobble: Prediciting the Scores of Week 12; Thanksgiving Edition

Week 12 kicks off with a great slate of games on Thanksgiving.

Who do I like on Turkey Day? Read to find out.

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

As per usual Thanksgiving tradition, the Detroit Lions will play on Thanksgiving, a day they have had very little success winning on. In fact, the last game they won on Thanksgiving was eight years ago against yep, you guessed it, the Green Bay Packers.

Now, eight years later, the stakes are bigger, and the Lions are back from the dead with their sights set on returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. The Packers might have something to say about that, though.

At 10-0, the Packers have an undefeated season in mind, as Aaron Rodgers has been unstoppable, throwing 31 touchdowns to just four interceptions. You just get the sense that week in and week out, he will find a way to will this team to victory.

On Thursday, expect a shootout in Motown, as the Packers currently rank 31st against the pass. These are two explosive offenses, and at the end of the day, I like Aaron Rodgers to get the last laugh over Matthew Stafford as the Packers continue their quest for perfection.

Prediction: Packers 34, Lions 27.

Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys

If you had asked me three weeks ago if this game would be close, I would have given you a simple "no" response. At that point in the season, the Dolphins were currently 0-7, while the Cowboys were 3-4. There seemed to be nothing appealing about this game, quite simply.

However, both teams have won three straight games, and the Dolphins have been winning by an average of 22 points. Granted, they played the Chiefs, Redskins and Bills, but after such a miserable start, there is something to be excited for in Miami.

As for the Cowboys, Tony Romo is playing at maybe the highest level of his career in their three-game win streak, exampled in the Cowboys overtime win in Washington a week ago, where Romo made big throw after big throw. In this game, don't expect the Dolphins to keep their streak going. The Cowboys are on a roll and will keep it going here.  

Prediction: Cowboys 24, Dolphins 13.

San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens: 

Finally, to close out the games on Thanksgiving, the 49ers and Ravens meet up in what has been declared as "The Harbowl." Jim Harbaugh's 49ers come into this game having won their last eight games and can clinch the NFC West with a win and a Seahawks loss. He has undoubtedly been the coach of the year thus far and has taken a 49ers team almost identical to 2010 and turned them around. They believe in their coach and want to win for him. That's special.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, John Harbaugh's Ravens are 7-3 and in first place of the AFC North. After beating the Steelers for the second time this season, in Week 9, the Ravens followed that up with a loss in Seattle, leaving everybody to wonder who this Ravens team really is. Are they really good enough to make it to the Super Bowl? Can they beat the Steelers in the playoffs? 

On Thursday night, you will see defense, and lots of it, as both teams rank in the top 10 in that category. This will be a true test for Alex Smith and the 49ers, and I'm going with them to win their ninth straight game.  

Prediction: 49ers 20, Ravens 17.