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Mind-blowings stats for 2016 Thanksgiving games
Thanksgiving and football have become synonymous with each other over the years. The Redskins will play the Cowboys for the seventh time, while Detroit has turned the tables when playing on Thanksgiving day. See how the Lions have become so successful with this Thanksgiving edition of mind-blowing stats.

The Redskins and Cowboys have played 7 times on Thanksgiving, making Washington the Cowboys� most frequent Thanksgiving opponent in the Super Bowl era. Dallas has won 6 of those 7 meetings, losing only their most recent tilt in 2012, when Robert Griffin III had 304 passing yards and 4 touchdowns.

Kirk Cousins has the highest passer rating of any active NFL quarterback in his last 20 starts (107.9). In that span (dating back to the �You Like That!� game in Week 7, 2015), Cousins has 40 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.

Dak Prescott is already the first rookie in NFL history to have 300+ passing yards, multiple passing touchdowns, and 0 interceptions in back-to-back games. If he does it in a third straight game, he will do something that Tony Romo has never done in his 14-season NFL career.

With Andrew Luck in the concussion protocol, the Colts are preparing to start backup QB Scott Tolzien Thursday against the Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger is 37-10 in his career vs backup QBs, averaging 54 more passing yards per game and tossing 29 more TD passes than the opposing backup in those games.

The best defense against Ben Roethlisberger in recent seasons has been home- field advantage. Roethlisberger has 19 pass TD and 19 INT in his last 19 away games. This season, Roethlisberger has a 74.3 passer rating on the road, and a 123.8 passer rating at home. Pittsburgh plays at Indianapolis on Thanksgiving night.

The Vikings are playing on Thanksgiving for the 7th time and first since 2000. Minnesota is 5-1 overall and 2-1 against the Lions on Thanksgiving. The most memorable Vikings Thanksgiving moment came in 1998 when a rookie named Randy Moss had 3 receptions for 163 yards and 3 TD in a 46-36 win at Dallas.

The Lions have won 3 straight Thanksgiving games following a 9-game Thanksgiving losing streak from 2004-12. Matthew Stafford has been a big reason why, throwing 10 TD and 2 INT in the 3 wins, including a 5 TD game last season in the 45-14 win over the Eagles.