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The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys won yesterday, setting up a meeting of 10-1 teams for the top spot in the National Football Conference. Brett Favre passed for 381 yards and three touchdowns as the Packers beat the Detroit Lions 37-26 for their sixth consecutive victory. Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes to help the Cowboys to a 34-3 win over the New York Jets, their fifth straight victory.

In the final game of the National Football League’s Thanksgiving tripleheader yesterday, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Atlanta Falcons 31-13 as Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns.

Green Bay and Dallas will meet Nov. 29 in Irving, Texas. The winner will become the favorite to be the top seed in the NFC playoffs.

“It’s going to be a great matchup,” Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens said in an interview with the NFL Network. “We’re looking forward to it and we’ll be ready.”

Favre completed 31 of 41 passes at Ford Field in Detroit, including a team-record 20 straight at one point. It was his seventh 300-yard passing game of the season, tying a career high.

Greg Jennings caught two touchdown passes, Ruvell Martin had a scoring catch and Ryan Grant ran for a touchdown for Green Bay, which is 10-1 for the first time since 1962. Grant rushed for 101 yards and Donald Driver had 10 catches for 147 yards for the Packers.

“I’m very pleased,” Favre told the NFL Network. “We continue to put pressure on ourselves to play well and continue to win.”

Romo Ties Record

Jon Kitna passed for 224 yards with one touchdown and one interception as Detroit (6-5) lost its third straight game.

At Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, Romo completed 21 of 28 passes for 195 yards with one interception in leading the Cowboys to the rout of the Jets (2-9). He now has 29 touchdown passes on the season, tying the Dallas team record held by Danny White.

Dallas’s 10-1 start is the best in the franchise’s 47-year history, bettering the 9-1 marks it posted in 1976 and 1983.

Marion Barber rushed for 103 yards with a touchdown for Dallas, which ran for 174 yards. Owens and Jason Witten each caught a scoring pass and Terence Newman returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown.

At the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Colts scored the final 24 points of the game after trailing 13-7 in the second quarter.

Manning completed 22 of 32 passes for 272 yards with one interception. Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and Ben Utecht each caught a touchdown pass and Joseph Addai ran for a score.

Manning threw all of his scoring passes in the second quarter as the Colts (9-2) took a 21-13 halftime lead. Addai then scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter and Adam Vinatieri added a 24-yard field goal.

Joey Harrington threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White for the Falcons (3-8).

Source: Bloomberg

I won’t be posting any updates today because I have to be with family the whole day but I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is considering retirement after sustaining another neck injury during the team’s last game against the Indianapolis Colts, ESPN said.

Holmes has consulted with his family and spoken with medical experts in the past few days, and will make a decision shortly, ESPN said, citing two unidentified people close to the four-time Pro Bowler.

Holmes originally hurt his neck and head on a helmet-to- helmet hit during a game against the San Diego Chargers in October 2005. He appeared in just seven games that season, and sat out all of last year while recovering. He returned to play in an Oct. 21 game against the Oakland Raiders and has rushed for 137 yards on 46 attempts over four games this season.

Holmes is Kansas City’s all-time leader in rushing yards (6,070), total touchdowns (83) and rushing touchdowns (76). He set a then-league record with 27 touchdowns during the 2003 season. He began his career with the Baltimore Ravens in 1998.

Source: Larry DiTore/Bloomberg

Jimmy Rollins beats out Holliday for MVP

Jimmy Rollins was award the National League MVP award. He just beat out Colorado Rockies’ Matt Holliday. The voting was very close with Rollins beating out Holliday by only 17 points, the closest vote since 1991. The break was, Rollins listed first on 16 ballots, second on seven, third on four, fourth on four and fifth on one for a total of 353 points. Holliday’s had 11 first-place votes, 18 seconds, one third, one fourth and one sixth for 336 points.

Rollins became the first player in history to collect at least 200 hits, 25 homers, 15 triples and 25 steals in a season. Overall, the switch-hitter batted .296, with 38 doubles, 20 triples, 30 homers, 94 RBIs, 41 stolen bases, 212 hits and 139 runs scored. Meanwhile, Holliday batted .340, with 50 doubles, 36 homers, 137 RBIs, 216 hits and 120 runs scored.

The stats only tell part of the story though. Many people thought Rollins was crazy when in January he start that the Phillies were the team to beat in the NL East. They had a good team but no one could have predicted that they would surmount one of the best comebacks to win a division in history. Rollins was the leadoff guy in the lineup and crucial to his success. He especially killed the Mets who were in first place in the division for most of the season. He batted .346 (28-for-81) with six homers, 15 RBIs and 15 runs in 18 games against those Mets.

Broncos tie the Chargers for the AFC west lead

The Broncos defeated the Titans on Monday night football last night 34-20. It was a battle between two quarterbacks that were taken in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft.

Jay Cutler and the Broncos got the best of the Titans last night with Cutler throwing for 16/21 for 200 yards. Cutler hooked up with Brandon Stokley for 48 yards and Brandon Marshall for 41. They also set a Broncos franchise record scoring four touchdowns of more than 40 yards.

Vince Young had a very productive game as well. He went 26-41 for 305 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. This was his first time throwing for 300+ yards as a pro. He ran for 74 yards and 1 touchdown. His team dropped six passes.

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez for winning his third MVP award today. Alex Rodriguez had one of the best seasons in the history of baseball. This year he hit .314, with 156 RBIs and 56 home runs. He was walked 95 times and he stole 24 bases. His slugging pct. was also .645. A career high.

Alex Rodriguez was the first player since Rodger Maris in 1961 to lead the Majors in home runs, runs batted in and runs scored. He and Babe Ruth are the only Yankees to ever hit 50 HRs and 150 RBIs in the same season. He was also the first Yankee since Maris and Mickey Mantle to hit 50+ HRs in a season.

Rodriguez hit a milestone home run this year when at 31, he became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs. Rodriguez has is also the sixth Yankee to win the MVP award twice.

Lloyd Card announced today that he was retiring as Michigans head football coach. It was a rough season which saw the Wolverines lose to Appalachian State and yet another defeat by Ohio State.

The 62-year-old Carr compiled a 121-40 record during his 1995-2007 tenure and ranks seventh among active college coaches with a .752 winning percentage. The biggest stat though, was that he was 9-3 in bowls and against Ohio in his first six years in Ann Arbor and just 2-11 in bowls and against Ohio State his last seven years. Jim Tressel had his number.

Check out the press conference where it was announced.