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    Week 12: Thanksgiving in the NFL

    Julie MillerBy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The reason for the season (AP Photo/file).

    Thanksgiving in the NFL never fails to disappoint – and week 12 of 2022 was no different.

    We had skunks

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    The best part of the Bucs-Browns game (H_Grove/Twitter).

    And angry Bucs.

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    The second best part of the Bucs-Browns game (SBNation/Twitter).

    Turkeys too dry

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    Adam Thielen literally spits out the turkey on live TV – I’m sure his mother is proud (cjzero/Twitter).

    And some players flying high

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    Jake Ferguson climbs this man like a step (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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    Jumping… and tackling? (Michael Reaves/Getty Images).

    We watched… Whac-A-Mole

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    Also answered the question… how many people can fit in a Salvation Army Kettle at once? (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo).

    And discovered relationship goals

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    Pickett and Pickens (Rebecca Blackwell/AP).

    Never forgetting the 2015 Thanksgiving butt fumble

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    The gift that keeps on giving (NBC).

    And watching souls crumble

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    That’s Thanksgiving in the NFL (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff).

    Another wrestling move

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    One of the strangest backwards flying wrestling jump move (Mike Fisher/YouTube).

    And some quarterbacks were removed

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    Back to the moms you go, Zach Wilson! Mike White is in town (Getty Images).

    Always time for a snack

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    A unique Thanksgiving themed touchdown celebration (Paul Sancya/AP Photo).

    Except for when it’s time for a sack

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    Sam Hubbard is always ready for one of these (Mark Zaleski/AP Photo).

    Josh Jacobs does all the yards

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    Josh Jacobs making Franchise history (SInow/Twitter).

    No good news for the Cards

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    Despite this epic touchdown…even Edmonds pinky is stretching (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo).

    There were shut outs

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    On-field brutality (Jed Jacobsohn/AP Photo).

    And butts were out

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    Isiah Pacheco doing a touchdown celebration – a special dance for Thanksgiving

    We all learned to love

    Jordan Love
    Jordan Love gave us all hope again (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images).

    And Trevor Lawrence is a Thanksgiving gift from above

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    Three touchdowns and those golden locks (David Eulitt/Getty Images).

    Robinson Jr. was impressive

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    Brian Robinson Jr.’s career best game with an impressive TD -Inspirational Thanksgiving week moment.  (Photo by Brian Murphy)

    And Mike Purcell is just plain aggressive

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    The audacity to scream at your QB – then again it’s thanksgiving in the NFL (NFLonFOX/Twitter).

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    Julie Miller has been a writer at Gridiron Heroics since July of 2022. She is an Epidemiologist with a focus on the intersection between sports and science. In result, Julie writes about sports injuries. She also enjoys writing about the history of football, and football affiliated true crime.

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