By WJBC Staff
Football fans can feast on an NFL tripleheader on Thanksgiving Day, capped by a desert of Bears and Packers.
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-6) will play the Detroit Lions (3-7) in the opener at 11 a.m.
Then the Dallas Cowboys (3-7) will try to take down the undefeated Carolina Panthers (10-0) at 3:30.
The nightcap features the oldest rivalry in the NFL. The Chicago Bears (4-6) take on NFC North-leading Green Bay (7-3). The Packers will formally retire Brett Favre’s number 4 jersey at halftime of the game at Lambeau Field. Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer will have the call on the Bears Radio Network starting at 7.
WJBC’s Tim Lewis and Nick McClintock will provide the appetizer, a one-hour edition of Sportstalk beginning at 10 a.m. Catch it on WJBC 1230 AM and WJBC.com.
The Illinois State volleyball team will take on Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Hammons Student Center on the campus of Missouri State University
in Springfield. Listen live at 5 p.m. on WJBC.com.
