Big football day yesterday on Thanksgiving.  Three NFL games to check out:    

Houston 34 Detroit 31 (ot) Det +3

Second overtime win for the Texans in 5 days.  Shayne Graham kicked a 32 yard field goal with 2:21 left in overtime, after just missing a 51-yarder earlier in the extra session.  Lions kicker Jason Hanson also missed in the overtime period, as his 47-yard attempt clanked off the upright.

Washington 38 Dallas 31 Dal -3.5

Robert Griffin III threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns.

New England 49 NY Jets 19 NYJ +7

Another blowout win for the Pats, as they scored more than 40 points for the third time in the past four games.

The Miami Dolphins return to the field on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.  Game time at the Seven-Names Stadium is 1:00 pm, and you can watch the game on Channel 4, CBS in South Florida.

The rest of the games on Sunday:

Seattle @ Miami

Mia +3 1:00 pm CBS Ch. 4

Minnesota @ Chicago

No Line 1:00 pm

Oakland @ Cincinnati

Cin -9.5 1:00 pm

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland

Cle +1 1:00 pm

Buffalo @ Indianapolis

Ind -3 1:00 pm

Denver @ Kansas City

KC +10 1:00 pm

Atlanta @ Tampa Bay

TB +1 1:00 pm

Tennessee @ Jacksonville

Jax +3 1:00 pm

Baltimore @ San Diego

SD -1 4:05 pm

San Francisco @ New Orleans

NO +2.5 4:25 pm FOX  Ch. 7

St. Louis @ Arizona

Ari -1 4:25 pm

Green Bay @ NY Giants

NYG -2.5 8:20 pm NBC  Ch. 6

MONDAY

Carolina @ Philadelphia

Phi +1 8:30 pm ESPN

The Miami Heat and the rest of the NBA took Thanksgiving off yesterday.  Miami returns to the court tomorrow night, when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the AAA.  The team will be off again until next Thursday, the 29th, when Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and the rest of the San Antonio Spurs come calling.  In the NBA tonight,

Atlanta @ Charlotte 7:00 pm

Cleveland @ Orlando 7:00 pm

Oklahoma City @ Boston 7:30 pm NBA-TV

LA Clippers @ Brooklyn 7:30 pm

Toronto @ Detroit 7:30 pm

San Antonio @ Indiana 8:00 pm

LA Lakers @ Memphis 8:00 pm

New York @ Houston 8:00 pm

Golden State @ Denver 9:00 pm

Sacramento @ Utah 9:00 pm

New Orleans @ Phoenix 9:00 pm

Minnesota @ Portland 10:00 pm

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  In yesterday’s game between Houston and Detroit, Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (from Miami High and the University of Miami) set a new NFL record for the most receiving yards in back-to-back games.  After his 273-yard effort on Sunday, Johnson tallied 188 yards yesterday against the Lions, for a new record of 461 yards.  Who held the old record?  Tell you later, alligator. 

In college football, both local universities close out their seasons this saturday.  The University of Miami Hurricanes will try to end 2012 with a victory at Duke against the Blue Devils at 12:30 pm.  Meanwhile, FIU closes out their season as they host UL-Monroe at the Cage.  Game time is 6:00 pm, and you can listen to the game broadcast (in English) on your smartphone or on the computer at www.fiusports.com.  I will be handling the play-by-play, and Pete Pelegrin will be handling the color analysis. 

This week’s games involving teams ranked in the top ten,

TODAY

#7 LSU @ Arkansas 2:30 pm  CBS Ch. 4

SATURDAY

Georgia Tech @ #3 Georgia 12 noon ESPN

#5 Oregon @ 15 Oregon State 3:00 pm

Auburn @ #2 Alabama 3:30 pm CBS Ch. 4

#4 Florida @ #10 Florida State 3:30 pm ABC Ch. 10

#8 Stanford @ #17 UCLA 6:30 pm FOX Ch. 7

Missouri @ #9 Texas A&M 7:00 pm ESPN 2

#1 Notre Dame @ USC 8:00 pm ABC Ch. 10

THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  In yesterday’s game between Houston and Detroit, Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (from Miami High and the University of Miami) set a new NFL record for the most receiving yards in back-to-back games.  After his 273-yard effort on Sunday, Johnson tallied 188 yards yesterday against the Lions, for a new record of 461 yards.  Who held the old record?  Our old friend, Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, with 450 yards in 2006 while with the Cincinnati Bengals.  Two 49er receivers are next on that list - John Taylor in 1989 with 448 yards, and the incomparable Jerry Rice in 1995 with 442 yards total in back-to-back games.        

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