Thanksgiving Weekend Brings Dip in Crude Oil PriceTony PottsConcerns that Dubai banks might default on $60 billion in debt led to the Dow Jones industrial average giving up 155 points Friday. the Dow fell as much as 233 points during a broad retreat and the dollar gained against most other major currencies while commodities tumbled. NYMEX crude oil ended the week at $76.05 per barrel. the national average price of unleaded regular gasoline today is $2.62 per gallon, a decrease of 2 cents from one week ago. the average prices in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee are $2.67, $2.50 and $2.49 respectively and each states average is essentially even with last week.

Looking ahead, investors are expected to either shrug off the financial crisis in the Middle East or seek protection in more conservative investments. if the Dubai debt problem worsens, we should probably expect crude oil prices to reflect that and a decline in crude could bring a more pronounced decline in retail gasoline prices during December, said Gregg Laskoski, managing director of public relations, AAA Auto Club South.

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DETROIT — Charles Woodson had a day most people could only dream of enjoying.

He returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, recovered a fumble he forced and had a sack to help the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday.

Shortly before kickoff, the University of Michigan announced the former Wolverine has donated $2 million to its Mott Children’s Hospital.

“It was a good day,” Woodson said.

“But,” he added. “I gave up a touchdown so that puts a little cloud over it.”

Woodson did allow Calvin Johnson to catch a 1-yard touchdown when Matthew Stafford threw a perfect pass to his receiver’s outside shoulder, then seemed flawless.

“He had an incredible day,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said after improving to 8-0 against Detroit. “I don’t know who’s playing better football than Charles Woodson in the National Football League.”

The 1997 Heisman Trophy winner certainly is not showing signs of slowing down.

Oakland drafted him No. 4 overall in 1998 and he made only one interception in each of his last two seasons with the Raiders before joining the Packers three years ago.

He has picked off 26 passes in a Green Bay uniform and scored an NFL-high six TDs off interceptions.

In a win over Dallas this season, Woodson became the first player in two years to force two fumbles, make an interception and a sack in a game. His seven interceptions rank among league leaders and he trails only Nick Barnett on the team in tackles.

Green Bay defensive coordinator Dom Capers compares Woodson with two of his former players, Rod Woodson and Jason Taylor, who won the NFL defensive player of the year award.

“He falls right into that group,” Capers said.

Woodson, though, is only interested in helping the Packers (7-4) keep the momentum they’ve created with three straight victories.

“We need to keep stacking wins,” he said.

The Lions (2-9) were hoping to simply win two straight games for the first time in more than two years.

“Obviously it’s tough,” Matthew Stafford said.

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, playing with a sore non-throwing shoulder, threw four interceptions after his TD to Johnson gave Detroit a 7-0 lead.

His performance was dramatically different than his last one. He threw five TD passes — the last one after being momentarily knocked out of the game — to lead Detroit to a win after trailing Cleveland by 21 for its biggest comeback since 1957.

Stafford’s job Thursday was made more difficult because the Lions lacked a running game.

Kevin Smith’s longest run was 6 yards and he finished with 43 on 18 carries for the Lions.

“This is the type of game that you hit your head on a wall about,” Smith said.

The Lions have turned their Thanksgiving game into a laughingstock.

They have lost a franchise-high six straight games on the holiday by an average of 23.2 points and eight of nine in their showcase game.

“It’s a different feeling in this locker room — especially on national television to come out like that,” Detroit center Dominic Raiola said.

The Packers, meanwhile, are feeling good since losing consecutive games early in the month to Tampa Bay and Minnesota.

Now, they get a long break before hosting Baltimore on Monday Night Football.

“We want the opportunity to get healthy before we have a big-time opponent coming into Lambeau,” McCarthy said.

Aaron Rodgers said he was scared briefly that he had a knee injury against Detroit, but bounced back and finished with three touchdown passes — matching a career high — and 348 yards passing.

He connected with Donald Driver, Donald Lee and James Jones for scores. Driver had seven receptions for 142 yards, including a 68-yard catch.

Rodgers and Driver credited their much-maligned offensive line.

“There were a couple times when I held the ball for 4 or 5 seconds — maybe more,” Rodgers said. “When you have that kind of time with the kind of players that we have, we feel like we’re going to make plays.”

Green Bay played without cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman, both of whom had season-ending knee injuries in last week’s win.

“Our defense was huge,” McCarthy said. “That was the No. 1 factor in our success.”

NOTES: Detroit rookie TE Brandon Pettigrew, a first-round pick, hurt his left knee on the first drive and did not return. .. Green Bay OT Chad Clifton (hamstring) and Jordy Nelson (shoulder) were injured during the game. … Stafford joined Dan Marino, Dave Krieg and Vince Ferragamo as the four QBs who have thrown four INTs a game after throwing at least five TDs since 1970, according to STATS, LLC. … The Lions are 33-35-2 on Thanksgiving.

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After the New York Giants went 5-0, many pundits had them ranked as the best team in the NFL in their power rankings. I said then that they were at best a mediocre team. I may not always be right, but I was right about that.

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The traditional football games on Thanksgiving Day featured two matchups that really were not that compelling to the average football fan. the still lowly Detroit Lions hosted the solid but struggling Green Bay Packers, while the Dallas Cowboys hosted the usually pathetic Oakland Raiders.

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Most thought the games would be blowouts and they certainly lived up to the tripe. Green Bay had no trouble rolling over Detroit, and Oakland proved to be no match for Dallas.

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Many have wondered if the Detroit Lions should no longer be hosting a nationally televised game on Thanksgiving given their long-standing lack of quality teams. a Thanksgiving Day matchup should be a marquee game between two quality teams, right?

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I disagree though. the Detroit Lions have been hosting a Thanksgiving Day game since 1934. Thatu2019s 75 years of tradition for the Lions, sometimes a good team, lately not, hosting a game on this holiday.

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The National Football League is built on tradition and after 75 years I donu2019t see a reason to break that tradition now. Despite not being a great team now, presumably the Lions will be relevant again.

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And for me, watching any professional football game is enjoyable. I always know Iu2019ll see the Lions host somebody on this day and I look forward to it every year.

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Green Bay Packers over Detroit Lions, 34-12

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As expected this game was not even close. after Green Bay fumbled the opening kickoff leading to a quick Detroit touchdown, the game was basically over. Detroitu2019s offense never did much else, while Matthew Stafford threw four picks.

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Green Bay played an all around solid game, with Donald Driver catching seven passes for 142 yards and a touchdown. This included a 68 yard grab in the first quarter to set up Green Bayu2019s first touchdown. Cornerback Charles Woodson had his second sterling game with two interceptions, one that he returned for a touchdown in garbage time.

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Iu2019m not sure why the Lions started rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford who played with a separated left shoulder. I think he has the potential to be the franchise quarterback for the Lions and it just doesnu2019t seem worth risking further damage to his shoulder at this point in the season.

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This game turned out pretty much as expected. it was a good game for Green Bay to get back to winning and try to jumpstart an attempt to make the playoffs as Wild Card team. They have a long way to go for that.

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MVP: Donald Driver, WR

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Dallas Cowboys over Oakland Raiders, 24-7

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The NFC East used to be considered the toughest conference in the NFL.

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Right now the storied franchise of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles are middle-of-the-road teams, at best. the Washington Redskins are abysmal and shouldnu2019t even be in the conversation.

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The race for the NFC East is going down the stretch and Dallas needs to keep winning with the Giants and Eagles right in the mix. Pundits have even taken to calling Tony Romo not just an average quarterback, but a bad one. He deserves it given the way he has played this year.

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In this game Dallas had no trouble putting the Raiders away. Romo had a very good outing and wide receiver Miles Austin was again fantastic. He had seven catches for 145 yards and touchdown to lead the Dallas Cowboys offense.

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On the other side of the ball, the Raiders started fourth-year quarterback Bruce Gradkowski over the bust of a no. 1 overall draft pick JaMarcus Russell.

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Gradkowski, frankly, is never going to be a particularly good NFL quarterback, but he is gutsy and had didnu2019t play that badly against the Cowboys. the Raiders were just simply overmatched.

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Dallas, like Green Bay, really needed an easy win and to get their offense rolling after a very pedestrian performance against the Redskins last week.

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MVP: Miles Austin, WR

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Denver Broncos over New York Giants, 26-6

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This was the marquee matchup of the day which most thought we be a closely contested ball game. Both teams have been struggling a great deal the past month, with the Broncos losing four-straight games and the Giants losing the last five out of six.

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Too bad it was on the NFL Network. many football fans, as a result, didnu2019t have access to the game.

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It was an interesting game but not much was missed.

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I actually thought the Giants would win this game but they never bothered to show up.

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The Giants, on their second offensive snap of the game, had to call a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty. They followed this up with a minus-two yard run by Brandon Jacobs. That basically set the tone for the game as the Giants offense seemed to have stayed in New York.

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I watched Brandon Jacobs very closely in this game because he has been struggling of late.

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What I noticed was disturbing.

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Even when he got into a good hole he didnu2019t have the same burst of speed and power to make a good gain like he has in the past. I donu2019t know if itu2019s because he has been injured a bit or some other ailment, but he definitely is not the same runner he has been in the past.

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There were holes that he got to that Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson, or last years Brandon Jacobs for that matter, would have turned into a long gain. something is missing or has gone awry there.

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Meanwhile a lot has been said of the struggles of the Giants offensive line. They played reasonably well at all times, more so on running plays. the announcers kept saying they were getting beat physically but they most looked confused by the Broncos tricky defensive alignments than they were physically dominated.

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But the Broncos defense played extremely well. Elvis Dumervil had two sacks and a forced fumble, safety Brian Dawkins was a menace all over the field, and the Denver secondary, led by Champ Bailey, blanketed the Giantsu2019 receivers.

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In fact the quarterback pressures could often be attributed to superior defensive back play more so than the defensive line dominating the line of scrimmage. But it was a very well played game by the Denver defense all around.

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The Giants defense didnu2019t play terribly but again, they werenu2019t beaten physically as much as the Broncos just outplayed them.

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Case in point, if you watched Giantsu2019 defensive end Osi Umenyiora against the Broncos’ left tackle, Ryan Clady, he often got good penetration and sometimes pressure on Kyle Orton. But he was completely shut out of the game.

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Meanwhile Denveru2019s rookie running back Knowshon Moreno played very well with a shifty, slithery style of running that netted yards when most backs would have been shut down.

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I have seen Denver play several times this year and I have not seen these moves by Moreno before. Maybe itu2019s because I wasnu2019t watching him at his best or that he has been injured, but now I see why people are so excited about this guy.

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He has a unique running style that avoids big contact and can make the most out of small openings. And, of course, wide receiver Brandon Marshall was making some sick one handed catches.

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But frankly, at the end of the day I am not sure whether Denver looked so good because the Giants were just plain awful, or if they have come out of their funk. They certainly looked much better than they have the past few times Iu2019ve seen them.

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I do know one thing, however. the Giants appear to be on the way down and out. see ya!

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The MVP could really go to Dumervil, Dawkins, or Bailey. I am going with Champ Bailey because I thought it was the Denver pass coverage that was the key to their success on defense.

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MVP: Champ Bailey, CB

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Police in the US are searching for a man after four relatives – including a child – were shot dead at a family Thanksgiving dinner in Florida.

Paul Michael Merhige, 35, is considered armed and dangerous, police in the small Palm Beach town of Jupiter said.

The victims are a six-year-old girl who was shot in her bed, the man’s twin sisters and his 76-year-old aunt.

Police said 17 relatives were gathered at the home for dinner on Thursday. the motive for the killings is unclear.

Authorities said a fifth victim, Mr Merhige’s brother-in-law, was being treated in hospital for unspecified wounds.

Father’s grief

Sgt Scott Pascarella said police had received emergency calls after 2200 local time.

He said that sometime after Thanksgiving dinner, Mr Merhige left the residence, returned with a handgun and started shooting.

“What led to this incident, we’re not quite sure,” said Sgt Pascarella. “It did not appear there was any altercation prior to this shooting.”

Mr Merhige, who has no criminal record, is the cousin of six-year-old Makayla Sitton, police officials told the associated Press news agency.

They said the girl’s father, Jim Sitton, owned the home in Jupiter, some 150km (90 miles) north of Miami.

“God packed a lot of sweetness into that little body,” Mr Sitton said. “She’s just our life. I don’t know how we are ever going to recover.”

By Mike Garafolo/The Star-LedgerNovember 27, 2009, 11:56AM

Doug Pensinger/GettyThe Giants had their fans blue in the face following Thursday night’s blowout loss in Denver.

DENVER — The Giants are running the wrong plays on the ground.

There, I said it. I’ve been hearing rumblings of that for a while now. all season, in fact. but I was reluctant to give them that out. It’s about blocking it up and running hard. That’s what gets you big yardage.

But after watching this team Thursday night and looking over the game again Friday morning, I’m convinced a major problem is they’re trying to go too wide and not straight ahead. Running backs coach Jerald Ingram said a lot of issues for Brandon Jacobs early in the season were the play calls to the outside that had him stopping and starting. well, they’re still making those calls and they don’t have Derrick Ward around to run them. plus, this offensive line would like to start knocking people off the ball more often instead of these finesse runs.

The worst one, to me, was after a 13-yard completion on their second offensive play of the second half. It was their longest play of the game at that point and it had come off an interception by Terrell Thomas that finally had them feeling good. so what did they do? they ran Jacobs wide on a stretch play with a lead blocker that went for a loss of 2 yards. Three plays later, Jacobs lost 3 yards on a run wide to the left side.

Starting with their next game against the Cowboys, the Giants need to start being more physical and straight ahead in the running game. they need to get after their opposing fronts. Now. And start being more effective in the running game. Now. to set up their passing game. Now.

And I’m not the only one who feels that way. Trust me.

GAME BALLS
Broncos WR Brandon Marshall. a couple of fingertip one-handed catches and suddenly it’s time to hug the rookie running back and slap hands with the coach. Brandon, you’re a terrific player — when your head is screwed on right.

Denver RB Knowshon Moreno. We’ve had a chance to see Eagles RB LeSean McCoy and Cards RB Beanie Wells this year and both of those guys have been impressive. but Moreno’s in another world compared to those guys. Elusive but powerful and terrific vision. That spin move on DT Rocky Bernard and DE Mathias Kiwanuka was one of the best moves by a back I’ve seen in a while. (Though that doesn’t excuse the missed tackles.)

Broncos LB D.J. Williams. no weaknesses in his game. More thoughts on him sprinkled throughout down low.

S Brian Dawkins. he was an absolute game changer last night. he was terrific in run support and all over the field. Safe to say the Eagles appear to have cut the cord on him a little too soon. having said that, see the bottom section for another thought on Dawkins.

Broncos fans. That stadium was rocking last night. The press box was shaking. Very impressive, especially since their team was on a four-game losing streak. I didn’t get the sense those fans were doubting their team.

Broncos defensive coordinator Mike Nolan. some guys are better suited as coordinators, not head coaches. Thursday night, the Broncos’ defensive scheme and execution were both superb. Denver just looked to be on step ahead of the Giants. One of my favorite calls was when they brought heavy pressure on a third down late in the first quarter but dropped two LBs out into coverage (I said LBs, not DEs folks) to take away the quick throws they knew Manning would make with the pressure coming. Williams darted right for WR Mario Manningham to undercut the slant on the right side and that’s exactly what Manning was looking to complete. great call, great play.

Denver K Matt Prater. Five touchbacks and kicks returned to the 16 and the 20. When an opposing offense is struggling and then has to deal with field position like that, a kicker really makes his coach happy.

GASSERS
Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. You asked for it, you got it. my biggest beef? what I wrote up top about the running game.

Coach Tom Coughlin. The “road warriors” are now on a three-game losing streak away from home. oh, and after a loss like that, Tom, nobody wants to hear how good your team meetings were. Nobody.

Defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. The defense gave up points on four of the Broncos’ first five drives. Dating back to the Falcons’ scoring on all four drives in the second half, that made eight of nine drives that ended in points for the opponent. other issues remain the same: DEs dropping into coverage, no personality, swagger or confidence and guessing wrong.

QB Eli Manning. I knew it was a bad sign when, on the first play of the game, Manning rolled right and threw for WR Hakeem Nicks on the short out, completely overlooking WR Steve Smith wide open on the deeper out. a few minutes later Mike Mayock broke down the play on NFL.com and made the point that, when you roll out and you’re not under pressure, you have to read from “high to low” and Manning definitely did not do it on that play. I also realized it was a bad sign when Manning threw behind Smith and nearly got picked off and then panicked and threw off his back foot on third down when he wasn’t under pressure in the least bit.

S C.C. Brown. I can’t be entirely positive about this because I don’t have the coverage call, but based on what I saw, it looked like the Giants were playing man coverage on a trips formation to the left side on the Broncos’ last TD. That means Brown, who was inside, should have taken the first player to emerge inside. That didn’t happen, as he instead rode with TE Tony Scheffler to the outside, leaving WR Brandon Stokley wide open over the middle. (And to boot, he got called for holding Scheffler.) Earlier, Brown also made the one mistake you can’t make on an NFL field: he hesitated. It was on a fourth-and-5 in the second quarter when he had RB Correll Buckhalter should he release out of the backfield. When Buckhalter stayed in to block, that freed up Brown to blitz. he started to come but stopped and then started again. Too late. Broncos QB Kyle Orton had already thrown the ball to Scheffler for a gain of 21. if he had just darted into the backfield, he would have had pressure or maybe a sack that could have given the ball back to the Giants instead of allowing Denver to go up 6-0.

RB DJ Ware. That fumble was a killer because the Giants might have been getting something going there.

CB Corey Webster. just like this whole team, I thought he had snapped out of it last week. but like this whole team, he regressed again. He’s got to bounce back because the Giants will need him to play well against Dallas.

LB Michael Boley. he couldn’t get off a block.

Anybody who missed a tackle. Kiwanuka, Bernard, Chase Blackburn, Barry Cofield, Thomas, et al. I pinned the blame on Sheridan, but frankly, those guys and more were in position to make stops in the backfield and didn’t do it.

SECOND-GUESSES
Matt Millen on the NFL Network broadcast: “I think this is the best receiving corps the Giants have had for as long as I can remember.” Matt, buddy, I feel where you’re going with this, but do me a favor and don’t, okay? not on a night when the opposing team has a guy making a pair of silly one-handed catches. I mean, this Giants receiving corps is very good, but how many times this year have we seen them make a play when there doesn’t appear to be one there? these guys do a good job of getting open, but this corps is just not creating enough plays. I’ve refrained from harping on this because I didn’t want to play the same note over and over, but it’s time to point out again how much they need a big, athletic body out there. Jerry Reese, you’ve talked about all the teams that have won without a Plaxico Burress-type presence and I agree it’s often not necessary. but take a look at your quarterback and how erratic he can be at times. he needs a guy that can help him when he’s not perfect, when he’s struggling and when he’s facing a veteran secondary like the Broncos’. he needs a guy who can go up and get a ball, providing Manning a bigger window. The Giants don’t have that in their receiving corps right now.

It’s bad enough DL Chris Canty has to get used to playing in a 4-3 after being a 3-4 DE with the Cowboys. but he also has to get used to dropping into coverage? That’s one guy that really shouldn’t be doing that.

Here’s a rule I’ve always thought to be weird: when Webster gets called for a personal foul on the flea flicker to Marshall for helmet-to-helmet contact, the Broncos are forced to decline the penalty for illegal contact on S Michael Johnson. but if Marshall catches the pass, the personal foul gets tacked on. well, shouldn’t the personal foul then get tacked on to the illegal contact call? Especially since the official said the blow to the head occurred “after the play.” Always thought that one was weird.

The DEs are coming way too wide on their pass rushes. I know that’s DE Osi Umenyiora’s thing, but it’s not just him and it’s happening consistently.

ODDS AND (TIGHT) ENDS
Now, a lot of you folks here know I grew up in Philly and was an Eagles fan until I got into this business and had my fandom stripped away (while covering the Eagles, I might add) by the need to be objective and other things. so while people around the league were calling Dawkins a dirty player, I suppose I didn’t see it so much. You know how it is — love him when he’s on your team, hate him when he’s playing for somebody else. but last night, I finally saw Dawkins the cheap-shot artist. On an incompletion to Smith in the third quarter, Dawkins comes behind and hits Smith in the back. That’s cool. Legal hit there. but then, as Smith is falling to the ground with Dawkins on top of him, Dawkins takes his fists and slams them into Smith’s back. Absolutely, positively uncalled for. Even if he wasn’t sure whether Smith had the ball or not, that’s a disgusting play.

Anybody see one of the officials smiling at Dawkins’ celebration after his fumble recovery? It’s visible on the replay after Moreno’s TD. Don’t know what to make of that, so I’ll let you guys have at it.

I mentioned how Brown hesitated on the blitz. Want to see what happens when you don’t hesitate? Watch Williams’ sack in the second quarter. he had the same RB-to-blitz responsibility and he played it beautifully. he made a read and went with it. And even though Ware snuck out into the flat, it didn’t matter because Williams was already on top of Manning. That’s the confidence and swagger that’s missing from the Giants’ defense right now.

Broncos TE Daniel Graham got flagged for holding twice. The way he blocks, with his hands on the outside, he could get flagged on every play.

What a tremendous catch by Manningham on the toe-tapper in the third quarter. Wow. Manningham was favoring his left shoulder on the way to the locker room. He’s had a shoulder issue all season long. We’ll see if there’s anything new to report when Coughlin addresses reporters on a conference call Friday afternoon.

In addition to the play calling, another issue with the Giants’ running game is the second-level blocking. Do yourself a favor (if you have the game DVRed or taped) and go back and watch Ware’s 13-yard run in the third quarter. Watch the block by RG Chris Snee on Williams and notice how that one block makes the entire play happen. That’s one of the big things the Giants need to get this running game going.

They really like Christmas here in Denver. Everything’s lit up and there’s Christmas music everywhere. It’s like they blew right past Thanksgiving.

Having ripped this team and its performance to shreds, allow me to say two things: 1. while Coughlin refused to use the short week and the scheduling as an excuse, there’s no doubt in my mind this team was affected. 2. I wrote what’s known as an “early” for the early editions of the paper that went to press before the game ended. That story was about how, no matter what happened in Denver, the games against the Cowboys and Eagles had to be won. so while Thursday’s game stung, don’t forget that if the Giants beat the Cowboys, they’re only a half-game out of first place with four to play. take a deep breath. The games that matter most have not been played yet.

And finally, I know Thursday night didn’t end well, but I hope all of Giants nation and everyone out there had a terrific Thanksgiving and will do their best to enjoy the rest of the weekend. Jenny Vrentas will take you home the rest of Friday, as I make my flight back home. I should have a story up here Saturday night, but I do plan on having a pseudo-Thanksgiving with the fam Friday night and all day Saturday, so I might not be able to get back to your comments and e-mails as much as I’d like. but please do keep the (intelligent) conversation going down below.

Thanksgiving Day in the US is normally a time for forgiving and forgetting and Obama, shining beacon of forgiveness that he is, has pardoned Turkey!

This news spread round the world like wildfire and Istanbul reacted swiftly to the news.

Turkey’s President sent an urgent message to the States asking “what the fuck have we done now, murdered Kurds, tried to enter the ECC, sent more of our countrymen to Germany to annoy the NSPD, extreme right?”

The whole thing exploded into a diplomatic crisis with Turkey asking the US why have they been pardoned!

Obviously on Thanksgiving Day in the US nobody works including Obama so a special envoy was sent disturbing Obama and his family enjoying their “Turkey” dinner.

“What the f**k is it now” Obama screamed down the corridors of the White House, “a man can’t even eat his Turkey on Thanksgiving day in peace!”

After being informed about the crisis with the Turks, he realised what the problem was, Obama had pardoned a real TURKEY and the TURKEY is now living the rest of his life in Disneyland.

Obama promptly informed the Turkish President about the slight misunderstanding and wished him a happy Thanksgiving Day, told him to keep his filthy Turkish hands off of the Kurds and don’t upset my Deutsche friends!

Make Jaggedone’s day – rate this story with the stars, they’re just down there!

By Meena Kar
Denver, Nov. 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) this year some of the thrilling matches were scheduled on the Thanksgiving Day. the NFL match between Denver Broncos and New York Giants, which was scheduled on Thanksgiving Day on the home ground of the Denver Broncos team witnessed Denver Broncos emerging as the winner. Denver Broncos team displayed a good form in this match against the Giants and did not allow the Giants to make much moves in the match. Broncos who had taken the control of the match from an early stage became victorious when the final score of the match was declared 26-6.

Denver Broncos team has displayed an attacking spirit throughout the game and restricted the New York Giants to take a lead in the game. They have dominated the game and scored twenty six points without much difficulty. Giants who were under pressure throughout the match tried to break the defense of the Broncos but failed and could manage a score of only six points in reply to Broncos’ twenty six.

Though the whole team of Denver Broncos played well in the match against New York Giants, Brian Dawkins’ performance deserves special mention. this safety player of Broncos has completely reformed the defensive line up of the team and strengthened it to resist the attacks of the Giants. As the defense was strong, the offense line up of the team could make attack on the Giants and contribute more points in favor of their team. Matt Prater and Kyle Orton also played well for the Broncos, which increased pressure on the Giants and they failed to stand against Broncos in the game.

DENVER — Four weeks after getting ripped for taunting opponents during warmups, Denver coach Josh McDaniels was caught on TV cursing at his bumbling Broncos. This time, he was the object of an apology from the NFL Network instead of league-wide criticism for jawing with San Diego’s linebackers. Oh, and the Broncos finally won a game again, beating the New York Giants 26-6 on Thursday night.

McDaniels is an emotional coach who stocked his roster with passionate players, and that was on full display Thanksgiving night in the Broncos’ R-rated win that sent the Giants to their fifth loss in six games.

Brian Dawkins’ inspired play led a Denver defensive revival and the offense did its part by controlling the clock in a win that snapped a four-game losing streak.

The NFL Network accidentally aired a clip of McDaniels cursing at his players after they committed three false starts and dropped a pass in a five-play sequence in the first half that really got his blood boiling.

“No — not our coach!” tight end Tony Scheffler retorted in mock surprise.

While the Broncos (7-4) still aren’t effective enough in the red zone and draw too many yellow flags for McDaniels’ taste, their month of misery is over.

Kyle Orton drove them on six scoring drives, Matt Prater kicked four field goals and Dawkins led a ferocious defense 48 hours after calling a players-only meeting that obviously struck a chord.

Elvis Dumervil dumped Eli Manning twice, extending his NFL-leading sack total to 14, and his second one resulted in a fourth-quarter fumble that sealed Denver’s first win since Oct. 19.

“Defense is all about emotion, wanting to get the ball,” Dumervil said.

So is offense, suggested Brandon Marshall, who made two incredible one-handed catches, one on each sideline. He even had a celebration planned with rookie Knowshon Moreno, with whom he got into a sideline spat last week.

But Moreno’s 1-yard TD run came with Marshall on the sideline, so the fake fight they had planned was shelved.

“We were going to run at each other, push each other,” Marshall said. “That was a serious celebration so hopefully we wouldn’t get fined for that. But maybe we’ll do it next week.”

It won’t be a surprise then, and the officials will be ready with their hands on their handkerchiefs.

“Well, maybe we’ll come up with something different,” Marshall said. “Maybe we’ll kiss or something.”

Hosting their first Thanksgiving game since 1963 in the AFL, the Broncos returned to the physical style of play that marked their 6-0 start.

Behind three takeaways, the Broncos halted their freefall and pulled within a half game of AFC West leader San Diego. New York (6-5), which snapped its four-game losing streak on Sunday, fell two games behind Dallas, which beat Oakland earlier Thursday, in the NFC East.

“We didn’t have any tempo and we didn’t make any plays,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “We keep talking about winning the physical battle and controlling the line of scrimmage. We thought this would be the night and it wasn’t.”

The Giants have lost five of six since their 5-0 start.

“We’re a good football team,” Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora said. “We just played bad today.”

The Broncos outgained the Giants 213-38 in the first half but settled for field goals on three drives, including their first two trips inside the Giants 10-yard line as they continued their red zone struggles.

That led to the NFL Network’s embarrassing mistake.

Their second trip inside the Giants 10-yard line turned into a game of flag football as tight end Daniel Graham, left tackle Ryan Clady and center Casey Wiegmann all were whistled for false starts, and the Broncos sent out Prater for a second straight chip-shot field goal, this one making it 6-0.

Coming out of a commercial break, the NFL Network showed a clip of McDaniels yelling at his players on the sideline saying, “All we’re trying to do is win a (expletive) game!”

The vulgarity was clearly audible to viewers, and announcer Bob Papa immediately apologized on air.

NOTES: The Giants trailed 16-0 at halftime, the first time they took a goose egg into the locker room since Jan. 8, 2006, in a wild-card playoff game against Carolina. … Moreno ran for 88 yards on 19 carries and would have had 34 more yards were it not for two holding calls against Graham.

NEW YORK — Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.

Crowds six to seven people deep lined the streets of Manhattan on Thursday for the 83rd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as merrymakers gathered nationwide for massive parades in cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia.

Soldiers in war zones received phone calls of appreciation from President Barack Obama, while astronauts hovering above the Earth’s surface feasted on turkey smuggled aboard the space shuttle Atlantis.

In new York City, Miss America Katie Stam waved to crowds from a Statue of Liberty float she shared with Meb Keflezighi, the first American in 27 years to win the new York City Marathon.

Shailesh Dighe and his family came to the fabled parade to snap pictures of celebrities including rapper Jay Sean and singer-actress Keke Palmer. Despite the crowds, Dighe said the parade is “totally worth it.”

“When you watch it on TV, you don’t get that feeling,” said Dighe, who splits his time between Manhattan and Princeton, N.J.

For the first time, the parade route bypassed Broadway, which cuts a diagonal slice through Manhattan, as it made its way south from the Upper West Side to the finish at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square.

The new route traverses the grid of the city’s streets and avenues, includes turns around five corners, and is slightly longer than in previous years — 2.65 miles compared with 2.5 miles.

Johanna Castillo, 38, of Guttenberg, N.J., said the new route seemed to better accommodate the crowds.

“I was very blessed to get here at the time I did and find a spot” a half-hour before parade time, said Castillo, who arrived with her two children.

Maryann Alonzo, 48, of Queens, N.Y., has been coming to the parade since she was a baby. She showed up Thursday with her daughter and friends to cheer on her father, who’s been performing in the parade for 25 years as a clown.

“This is our Thanksgiving,” Alonzo said. “More than the food.”

Celebrity entertainment included Italian tenor Andrea Boccelli, comedian Jimmy Fallon, former “American Idol” star Katharine McPhee and singers Gloria Gaynor and Carly Simon.

Elsewhere, tens of thousands gathered in the streets of downtown Detroit for the 83rd annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade. The country’s longest-run Thanksgiving Day parade was held in Philadelphia for its 90th year.

In Detroit, where the September unemployment rate was 17.3 percent, parade organizers set up three locations where revelers could drop off donations of canned food for the area food bank.

Eugene Peterson, 35, an unemployed construction worker from Detroit, said he had plenty to be thankful for.

“I’m thankful we have a president who understands we’re going through a hard time,” Peterson said. “I’m thankful they extended unemployment (benefits) because there ain’t no jobs around here. It’s kind of like government showing yeah, they care.”

Aboard Atlantis, astronauts expecting to give thanks with pantry leftovers were surprised by turkey dinners with candied yams, freeze-dried cornbread stuffing and green beans — just add water. NASA suspected the station’s new skipper was responsible for the Thanksgiving feast.

Obama enjoyed a quiet holiday at the White House with his family and telephoned 10 members of the U.S. military stationed in war zones to thank them for their service.

As daylight faded in Afghanistan, soldiers huddled inside a crude wooden hut to tuck into Thanksgiving turkeys the unit itself had fattened and to give thanks for having survived a year of combat.

Dense fog delayed some flights Thursday for Thanksgiving travelers headed to the Washington and Baltimore areas.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the fog prompted a ground stop for flights arriving Thursday morning at all three Washington-area airports. Departing flights were apparently not affected. The FAA lifted its ground stop by 10:30 a.m.

Associated Press writers Jim Irwin in Detroit and Denis D. Gray in Baraki-Barak, Afghanistan, and AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn in Cape Canaveral, Fla., contributed to this report.

(This version CORRECTS that Keflezighi is the first American in 27 years to win the new York City Marathon.)

For everyone that will be traveling during the Thanksgiving season, both before and after the holiday, will notice that gas prices have been on the up and up. In fact, experts say that the first thing that many travelers may notice is that prices are a lot higher than last year.

The national average for a gallon of regular gas was $2.64 as of Monday. this is slightly less than what it was a month ago, but still up 72 cents when compared to last year. Oil prices ended Monday up 9 cents, closing at $77.56 a barrel. this indicated little change ahead of gas prices.

The AAA says that this Thanksgiving holiday will be a great chance to gauge the mood of the United States consumer. the auto club expects a 2 percent increase in the amount of travelers that take to the roads this year when compared to last year. AAA said that they expect to see about 33.2 million people on the road this year.

Many people say that this increase in gas prices reflects an improved consumer confidence and a rising stock market. Although this is great news for the overall economy, it is bad news for travelers who are now going to be hit with higher prices.

Of course, these higher prices are not going to be limited to the ground. Travelers will also find that airline prices and even hotel rooms will go up in price. this does indicate that the worst of the global economic crisis has past. Numbers should continue to rise well past Thanksgiving and into next year.