the Turkey day classics for 2010 are good at times

New England Patriots Vs Detroit Lions

- Tom Brady had a perfect passer rating (158.3)
- Wes Welker had no TD in Detroit before and left today with 2
- The Lions lead for three quarters but with 24-all going into the fourth quarter where the Patriots scored 21 points (scored the last 24 points of the game)
- Brady had 4 touchdown and no interception and 341 through the air
- Dion Branch had 79 yard touchdown where he left his defender picking up his shorts (one of his 2 TD)
- Maurice Morris had 9 rushes and 2 TDs for the Lions
- Calvin Johnson had 4 catches for 81 yards
- BenJarvus Green-Ellis had 12 rushes and 2 TDs for the Patriots

New Orleans Saints Vs. Dallas Cowboys

Saints had a great first quarter lead with help from Devery Henderson with

a 57 yard catch and Christopher Ivory had a TD to start the game and Will

Smith intercepted Kitna's pass and lead to a 50-yard field goal and during

the next Saint possession Christopher Ivory had another TD to take a 17-0

in the first. On their way to a 20-3 lead until the last play of the first

half where David Buehler made a 53-yard field goal for the Dallas Cowboys

to make it 20-6 and Miles Austin ran for 60 yards in the first moment of

the third quarter to make 20-13 and then Saints got a firld goal to make

it 23-13. Then Reggie Bush fumbled on a punt return and recovered by Leon

Williams and Marion Barber rushed for a TD to make it 23-20 and then

Cowboys could have tried a 53 yard field to tie the game but decided to

punt and it was a mess and they had to kick again. Then Brees got

intercepted by Gerald Sensabaugh and it ended with Tashard Choice

touchdaown rush to take a 27-23 lead until Roy Williams had a catch and

ran for 47 yards until he had the ball striped from him and recovered by

Malcolm Jenkins. 5 plays later Lance Moore was celbrating the winning

touchdown and was set up by a great catch by Robert Meachem who had 55

yard catch and run at the 2 minute warning. Drew Brees threw for 352 yards

and 1 touchdown and Jon Kitna threw for 313 yards and Marques Colston had

6 catches for 105 yards.

Thanks

Tom Mehegan