A few nothing stats to ponder before calling in a friendly wager …
The Patriots are 4-4 on Thursdays throughout their history, winning their last three, including Thankgsgiving 2002 (Pats 20, Detroit 12), Sept. 4, 2004 (Pats 27, Colts 24) and Sept. 8, 2005 (Pats 30, Colts 20 … Moss opened the scoring the TD for Oakland).
The last time the Patriots had two games in five days (this is the sixth time in franchise history) they beat Minnesota, 24-17, and then Detroit, 20-12, on Thanksgiving, 2000.