The AFC North and wild-card races will come under the microscope on Thanksgiving.
The Kansas City Chiefs visit the Dallas Cowboys in a game that Andy Reid’s team needs to win in order to put pressure on everyone else above it in the standings.
Kansas City’s playoff hopes won’t be completely crushed if it loses to Dallas, but the odds to make one of the three wild-card spots get slimmer.
The Baltimore Ravens will try to extend their winning streak against the Cincinnati Bengals and a returning Joe Burrow.
Cincinnati doesn’t have a real shot at the postseason, but with Burrow at the helm, it could play spoiler over the next six weeks.
The Bengals play the Ravens twice in the next three weeks. They play the Buffalo Bills in the middle of those two games.
Baltimore has the Steelers in between the two meetings with the Bengals. At least one win over the Bengals and a victory over the Steelers would be beneficial to the Ravens’ chances of winning the AFC North.
A sweep of those games would put the Ravens into a fantastic position with three games remaining, but first, they must beat the Bengals on Thursday.
