The 2026 NFL season’s standout early games include a first-ever Thanksgiving Eve matchup and high-stakes Black Friday clashes.
Two brilliant offensive minds face off in the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve contest, with Matt LaFleur up against Sean McVay.. Ben Johnson gets a chance to ruin his former team’s Thanksgiving after he failed to beat the Lions in his banner debut season as the Bears’ head coach.. Both meetings between the Eagles and Cowboys were decided by a single possession last year.. There’s no reason to think this one won’t also come down to the
wire if Dak Prescott and Jalen Hurts are healthy.. Bills versus Chiefs.. Josh Allen versus Mahomes.. On Thanksgiving night.. It doesn’t get better than this.. Playoff teams from last season collide on Black Friday, with the Broncos traveling to Pittsburgh to get a look at Mike McCarthy’s Steelers.. Jones gets a crack at showing his old team what it lost out on when the Colts welcome the Giants to Indianapolis.. Justin Herbert took a drubbing
in the wild-card round when the Chargers last played the Patriots.. It’s time to see how much L.A.. has improved since then.
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