NFL Thanksgiving grades for Week 13: Cowboys ace test with stunning win over Chiefs, Packers earn ‘A-‘

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Week 13 grades!

The Green Bay Packers might want to ask the NFL if they can start playing on Thanksgiving every year, because it definitely seems to be Jordan Love’s favorite holiday. The Packers quarterback threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns to lead his team to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions. Love is now 3-0 on Thanksgiving and in those three games, he’s thrown nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. 

The win gives the Packers a season sweep over the Lions and puts them in a spot where they could be on top of the division by the end of the weekend. If the Bears lose to the Eagles on Black Friday, the Packers will take over sole possession of first place. 

The win by Green Bay was the first game in a Thanksgiving tripleheader. In the second game, the underdog Cowboys pulled off a huge upset with a 31-28 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. With the loss, the Chiefs are now 5-6 on the season, which puts them in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since Patrick Mahomes became their starting QB in 2018. 

The Thanksgiving nightcap will feature the return of Joe Burrow with the Cincinnati Bengals heading to Baltimore to face the Ravens in an AFC North showdown. The Bengals dealt with some Thanksgiving travel delays and didn’t get into Baltimore until after midnight. 

With that in mind, let’s get to our Thanksgiving grades.

Green Bay 31-24 over Detroit

Dallas 31-28 over Kansas City

Cincinnati (3-8) at Baltimore (6-5), 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)