On Thanksgiving, Matt Ryan and Drew Brees will meet for the 21st time in their careers. They have already met more times than any other opposing quarterbacks since 1970, including Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Jim Kelly (18).

The Bears rank fourth in the NFL in scoring defense this season, allowing 19.5 points per game. Each of the last three Super Bowl champions finished the season ranked fourth or better in scoring defense. Even more good news: Matthew Stafford is 5-17 in his career against teams to enter that week ranked in the top five in the NFL in scoring defense.

Is Drew Brees the 2018 NFL MVP? With 25 passing touchdowns and just one interception, Brees is on pace to set the single-season record for TD-INT ratio (currently held by Tom Brady in 2016 (28 TD, 2 INT). Brees also has a completion percentage of 76.9, which is on track to break his own single-season record set last season (72.0). In addition, Brees' 126.9 passer rating would also set a single-season NFL record (Aaron Rodgers, 122.5 in 2011).

The Bears lead the NFL in takeaways through 10 games this season with 27. It's the most through the first 10 games of a season since 2012, when the Bears forced 30 takeaways on their way to an NFL-best 44 takeaways that season. In addition, 2012 marks the last time the Bears swept the season series with the Lions, which they can duplicate with a win on Thursday.

One player the Amari Cooper trade appears to have indirectly helped: Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott leads the NFL with 111.3 rushing yards per game and 166.7 scrimmage yards per game since Week 8 (when the Cowboys traded for Cooper during their bye week).

The Saints have been scoring at a torrid pace. They are the first team in NFL history to score 40-plus points six times in their first 10 games of a season. The Saints have also already tied the record for most 40-point games in the Super Bowl era, and they still have six games left in the season. The other teams to score 40-plus points six times in the Super Bowl era: 2013 Broncos, 2011 Packers, 2011 Saints and the 2000 Rams.

Colt McCoy is the next man up for the Redskins after Alex Smith's season-ending leg injury. The bad news is McCoy hasn't started a game in the NFL since Week 15, 2014; that season he went 1-3 as a starter for the Redskins. The good news lies in the "1": McCoy's last win as a starter came in a Week 8, 2014 overtime game against... the Dallas Cowboys in AT&T Stadium.