Thanksgiving Day games don't necessarily need to be meaningful to capture the attention of football fans.

There have been plenty of awful Detroit Lions teams prior to the Dan Campbell era in the national spotlight during the holiday. Fortunately, all three of this Thursday's games will be impactful in division and wild card races.

Let's take a closer look, ranking them in reverse order of importance.

Cincinnati at Baltimore

The nightcap features the only first-place team to take the field on Thanksgiving. The Ravens have surged into a first-place tie with Pittsburgh in the AFC North by virtue of a five-game winning streak.

While Lamar Jackson returned from a hamstring injury four games ago, the Ravens' turnaround has been fueled by a resurgent defense that has allowed fewer than 20 po

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