The good, bad and ugly from NFL’s 2021 Thanksgiving games: Bills are back, Cowboys in trouble, Lions listless

But who won and lost Turkey Day? Who should be making themselves another dinner plate to celebrate their day, and who should be cramming food down their gullet in sorrow? We’re here to tell you.

The Bills looked a lot like contenders once again, waxing the Saints into the Superdome turf with Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Dawson Knox and their defense all showing out.

Josh Allen isn’t out of the MVP conversation just yet.

DeSean Jackson finally made some noise for the Raiders, making the most of his three catches against Dallas: 102 yards and a big score that helped Vegas upset the Cowboys in a much-needed win.

Without Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb, they still found a way to rack up big plays in a shootout, with Cedrick Wilson, Michael Gallup and Dalton Schultz showing up through the air.

Matt Nagy may have staved off intensified calls for his job by leading the Bears to victory over the winless Lions, but boy did his team do it in ugly, unconvincing fashion.

Worse yet: their defense, buoyed by stars like Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs, consistently let the Raiders move the ball when they needed to, allowing a season-worst 36 points.

Tre’Davious White leaving the Bills’ big win with a knee injury doesn’t bode well for Buffalo’s defense, especially considering it won’t face Trevor Siemian and the banged-up Saints every week.

But they came dangerously close to falling to 3-8 against a porous and blatantly rebuilding rival, and they’re not built to be much better anytime soon.

What else must we say here? Dan Campbell, for all his impassioned speeches, is increasingly becoming part of the problem in Detroit, where mental miscues are matching the lack of starting-caliber talent.

But Trevor Siemian can’t bear the burden they’re putting on him, Taysom Hill is either not healthy or not ready enough to take over at quarterback, and the only other option appears to be rookie Ian Book.

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