The Lions and Packers both secured wins on Thanksgiving and improved to 11-1 and 8-3, respectively. That puts pressure on Minnesota to take care of a good Cardinals team on Sunday, get to 10-2, and maintain its spot in between those two rivals heading into the final five weeks of the season.

Hours after the Green Bay Packers watched the Chicago Bears fail to give them any help when they botched the end of the early Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions, the Packers figured they'd better at least help themselves Thursday at Lambeau Field.

Last week, the New York Giants waived quarterback Daniel Jones after the former No. 6 overall pick requested his release following his benching in favor of Tommy DeVito. Jones -- who was benched in large part so the Giants could avoid paying out the injury guarantees in his contract next offseason -- cleared waivers on Monday and,

The quarterback revitalization program the Minnesota Vikings have unofficially launched under coach Kevin O'Connell has a new participant: Daniel Jones. The sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft who requested his release by the New York Giants last week was signed to Minnesota's practice squad on Friday,

“Excited to be here, excited to be a Minnesota Viking,” he said. “Awesome opportunity. Just looking to help out and be a part of this team.” For now, Jones strictly is an insurance policy that adds depth behind former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who has led Minnesota to a 9-2 record.