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Ranking New England Patriots Thanksgiving Day games

By Logan Jakubajtys

FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 04: A general view during the second half of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 04: A general view during the second half of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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New England Patriots Benjarvis Green-Ellis (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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2. November 25, 2010: Patriots 45, Lions 24

The 2010 Patriots were a dominant team in the NFL. They went 14-2 before losing in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to their AFC East rival the New York Jets. In week 12 at Detroit though, New England was on a roll.

The Lions grabbed a 7-3 lead in the first quarter thanks to a Calvin Johnson touchdown, and they actually led 17-10 at halftime. Maurice Morris ran a score in for the Lions and BenJarvus Green-Ellis did the same for the Patriots.

New England tied the game at 17 in the third quarter on a 5-yard pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker. Detroit responded with another 1-yard Morris touchdown. That would be the Lions last score of the night though.

Still in the third, Brady hit Deion Branch on a huge 79-yard pass that went for a score. The fourth quarter also belonged to New England, with Branch, Welker, and Green-Ellis each adding another score. The huge fourth quarter meant a huge blowout win for the Patriots as they continued their NFL dominance.

Brady was 21 of 27 for 341 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Patriots defense meanwhile held Lions QB Shaun Hill to 285 yards and 1 touchdown, picking him off twice and sacking him twice.

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