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As of Tuesday, it’s been 24 days since the Pistons won a professional basketball game.
Twenty-four! And with Detroit’s next game not until Friday, the shortest the Pistons can cut off their winless streak is 27 days. The Texas Rangers—whose MLB season ended on Nov. 1—have won three games since Detroit’s last win. The Pistons, meanwhile, have been stuck on two victories since Oct. 28.
Detroit’s losing streak arguably reached its nadir Monday night when it lost to the Nuggets.

After discussing the firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada on Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin summed up the state of the AFC North in a couple of sentences as his team prepares for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals:
“I’m sure they’ll be aggressive in going after us because of our obvious transitional things but that’s neither here nor there,” Tomlin noted. “We’ll be ready. On the other side of the ball, they’re going through some transitional things themselves, playing without Joe Burrow.”
Welcome to the AFC North.

When Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday morning that the Steelers were firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, his decision did not include an extravagant plan for the long-term outlook of quarterback Kenny Pickett.
The Steelers’ offensive struggles have been on full display this season and Sunday’s 13–10 loss to the Browns only added fuel to Pittsburgh’s dumpster fire on offense.

There are plenty of serviceable wide receivers available across the fantasy football landscape, which makes game planning for specific matchups an enticing prospect for managers.
Of the pass-catchers with the most difficult playoff schedules (Weeks 15 to 17), quite a few can be avoided entirely though some of them are locked into your lineup no matter what. Look ahead to get a picture of the wide receivers and receiver rooms that have the hardest matchups on deck to ready your roster for the season’s stretch run.
(Week 15-17 opponents in parentheses.

Dan Campbell has some piping hot takes on Thanksgiving food.
The Lions will battle the Packers on Thanksgiving to get a great day of football started, and if things go according to the plan laid out by Campbell, he should spend the rest of the day enjoying a great holiday meal.
However, don’t expect to find turkey on his Thanksgiving plate. The star Lions coach is all about ham. Ham over turkey is a twist we didn’t expect, but here we are!
“Must have is ham. I’m a big ham guy. I’m not a turkey guy, unless it’s fried turkey. I’m not a dressing fan.

Michelle Tafoya joined OutKick’s Charloy Arnolt on the latest episode of OutKick The Morning, and the veteran NFL sideline reporter gave her take on the controversy surrounding fellow broadcaster Charissa Thompson.
Thompson recently appeared on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take and once again mentioned that she had made up some of her reporting. The Fox Sports and Amazon Prime personality later tried to walk her statements back, but the cat was out of the bag.

In normal years, Ohio State–Michigan ranks among the greatest rivalries in world sport. Its all-consuming mutual disdain, “slobs vs. snobs” dynamic and sway in the national championship race makes it every bit the peer of Real Madrid–Barcelona in soccer, India-Pakistan in cricket, and other global feuds.
This, however, is no normal year. Allegations of illegal in-person scouting levied toward Michigan have given the rivalry more bloodlust than usual, with the Wolverines eager Saturday to prove their past successes were no fluke and the Buckeyes out for revenge.

The Titans have gotten off to a 3–7 start to the season, and fresh off a 34–14 loss to the Jaguars, the topic of the team hitting “rock bottom” was brought up to running back Derrick Henry. Not surprisingly, he gave a candid and honest approach on the subject.
“I don’t know what rock bottom feels like, but, woo … yeah, man, it’s tough, it’s definitely tough. But we just haven’t been good enough, I’m not making no excuse,” Henry told reporters after the game.

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The Cowboys are double-digit favorites for the third week in a row and the fourth time this season against the Commanders on Thanksgiving.
Washington (4–7) hit a new low last week in a home loss to the Giants as a heavy favorite while Dallas (7–3) went on the road and demolished the Panthers.

For many fantasy football players, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was the first pick in their draft prior to the season.
Personally, I picked No. 1 and I selected Justin Jefferson. Thus, I was incredibly disheartened when he suffered a hamstring injury in Week 5. The team placed him on injured reserve, taking him out for a minimum of four games.
But, I thought, if I can survive these four weeks, I’ll be in good shape for the playoff run. Except, Jefferson still hasn’t returned to Minnesota’s lineup. He was first eligible in Week 10.