Thanksgiving might be my favorite day of the year, and the NFL made it even better this year.
They added a third NFL game to the schedule this season and it turned out to be the Seahawks vs. the 49ers. The Thursday game starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be televised by NBC.
There’s a lot on the line as both teams — the NFC West preseason favorites — are 7-4 and two games back of the Cardinals.
The Seahawks’ defense dominated the Cardinals, 19-3, on Sunday, and San Francisco is coming off a hard-earned 17-13 win over the Redskins.
Neither team has been scary on offense, but the defenses are as good as ever. Seattle’s coming off its best defensive effort of the season at just the right time. San Francisco got to RGIII for five sacks on Sunday, and Russell Wilson was sacked seven times by the Cardinals.
We all remember what happened the last time the Niners and Hawks met. It was the NFC West championship game a year ago at Century Link and it was an emotional game with the momentum swinging back and forth.
I might have to dial it up and watch it again to get ready for Sunday’s Thanksgiving Day matchup.
The game came down to the final possession. San Francisco was driving and looking for the go-ahead touchdown. Richard Sherman came up with the game-saving play, tipping away a pass in the end zone that was intended for Michael Crabtree, and Malcolm Smith came up with the interception. Victory Seahawks, 23-17.
Sherman gave Crabtree a little slap, then tossed in the choke sign for good measure before he went off on Erin Andrews in the that memorable post-game interview.
Here’s Thursday’s schedule, which also includes a couple of college games:
Chicago at Detroit, 9:30 a.m., CBS
Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 5 TCU at Texas, 4:30 p.m., FOX
LSU at Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Seattle at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m., NBC
