The Tecmo Bowl: Looking Ahead: Thanksgiving Edition!

The Thanksgiving holiday will last all weekend long here at the Tecmo Bowl, so make sure to pack your fridge full of leftovers to ready yourself for the festivities. Though Thursday is sure to be jam-packed with your favorite football action on the television screen, we here at the Tecmo Bowl are committed to bring you some of our own brand of football gamesmanship over the weekend with the typical Detroit and Dallas holiday games, along with a featured matchup on Monday night. Don't worry if you get lost, just follow the Bubby Brister balloon all the way down the ol' information superhighway back to the Tecmobowl.com come this weekend to keep that tryptophan hangover rolling right along!

The weekend will start off traditionally with Detroit finally getting their chance in the sun, and it couldn't be more fitting in the Thanksgiving holiday game against Cincinnati. At this stage in the game, however, Detroit will only be lacing up their cleats to play the spoiler against a Bengals team trying to get their head back above water while riding a 2-game win streak. Dallas will return to the spotlight as well, hoping to finally bust their way forth from the 2nd place position they've been riding all season. They'll take on the hopeless Cardinals; though it would only be fair to mention that Phoenix's one win came in their only featured game just a few weeks ago. If they can nab another one here, it may be at the expense of their divisional mates' playoff dreams.

The games to follow on Sunday have the powerhouse of yesteryear in Buffalo battling against one of this year's surprising Goliaths, the Atlanta Falcons. The Bills have gotten back to their winning ways as of late, but a match-up here against the tough-as-nails dirty birds may wind up knocking them back under .500 for the second time this season. Miami and Houston also tussle in a match-up of division leaders. Both teams have underwhelmed against expectations, though Week 12 is usually about the time that the blood in both Warren Moon and Dan Marino's veins begin to react to the 'medication' they've been receiving on the sidelines.You'll also see the Minnesota Vikings attempt to bounce back against an unidentifiable Cleveland Browns team who are desperately looking for their first playoff shot in some time, as well as Green Bay and Chicago beating each other black and blue in the NFC Central for a chance to stay alive in the NFC wild card discussion.

The late games should pack a punch just as hard as the early ones. New Orleans and Washington undoubtedly make an interesting pairing, with the Redskins taking their 4-game win streak against perhaps the hottest team in our 1992 Tecmo Bowl season. Bobby Hebert, leading the league in nearly every statistical category, takes on the highly-ranked Washington pass defense, including Brad Edwards and his 7 sacks and 3 interceptions. San Francisco takes advantage of the Saints' and Falcons' tougher match-ups in landing themselves the packed-for-the-postseason Los Angeles Rams. Pittsburgh should have no problems making it 6 in a row against the Colts, while the Raiders hope to make it a race in the AFC West with a win over the Broncos.

Monday's contest will highlight our final team to be featured in the 1992 Tecmo Bowl Season, the New England Patriots, when they play the New York Jets. Depending on what happens in Miami, the Jets could be playing for sole possession of the AFC East lead. It seems like the 5th week in a row they've played for that claim, but it finally looks like a reality when they touch down in the Nor'east to play a Patriots team with no real direction. Hugh Millen had us all fooled earlier this season by playing above himself, but now that he's not only landed back on earth but found himself halfway to China, the Patriots are no more than a high school JV team looking for a chance to play with the big boys. Though Browning Nagle and Co. can hardly be labeled as such, they are certainly looking for a chance to redeem themselves after a lackluster tie in their last featured game just a few weeks ago.