The best way to end a 5-game skid is to have the worst team in the NFL invite you over for the Thanksgiving feast. However, it's nothing to gloat about if it takes a last-second field goal to overcome an even more mediocre team. Such was the case on Turkey Day, that the first televised game of the day was a veritable fowl of a contest, in which Chicago managed to get into … [Read more...] about Bears feast on Lions for Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen
Thanksgiving Song Of The Day - "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen Yes, I've played the "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie every Thanksgiving ever since I was a little kid...and I will force my family to sit through it again tomorrow. However, aside from, perhaps, "Bye Bye Birdie," I can't seem to think of a more appropriate song for Thanksgiving...so as we give thanks, … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen
Arlo Guthrie “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Thanksgiving Trifecta #1 - "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Arlo's classic 1967 shaggy dog story of a bunch of hippies doin' their best to lend a hand to a friend by disposing some garbage on Thanksgiving. It's a true story about a true Alice, in fact; my Aunt's sister was good friends … [Read more...] about Arlo Guthrie “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”
Trubisky shines in Bears 2019 Thanksgiving win vs Lions
Down 20-17 with 5:27 remaining in the fourth quarter, Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears faced a 3rd-and-four at their own 16. At the risk of falling even further behind to a third-string quarterback, it was a do or die moment that Trubisky had rarely made good on. This time, Trubisky came through, stepping up into the pocket against the Lions' four-man rush and delivering a … [Read more...] about Trubisky shines in Bears 2019 Thanksgiving win vs Lions
2018 Chicago Bears get out of Detroit with a Thanksgiving win
The Chicago Bears celebrated Thanksgiving with a 23-16 win over the Detroit Lions. It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't ideal, but the Bears won their fifth straight game for the first time since 2012 and went three-for-three in their stretch of divisional games. Tough circumstances The unfortunate timing of playing an early Thanksgiving game 80 hours after a Sunday … [Read more...] about 2018 Chicago Bears get out of Detroit with a Thanksgiving win