New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has seldom, if ever, shied away from sharing the occasionally controversial opinion. No matter

It is not the only one worth keeping an eye on between Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday. In fact, 15 other games are being played in Week 13, with many of them having direct implications on the Patriots as well. So, here is who you should be rooting for in those particular contests.

The Patriots are good again. Happy Thanksgiving. He’s a burgeoning superstar and icon, yet still a humble 23-year-old whose right arm, by all accounts, is strong enough to carry this franchise for the next decade. Quarterbacks like Maye are the greatest asset, and greatest gift, in the NFL.

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel ranked his favorite holidays, and he and Drake Maye shared what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving.

The New England Patriots Foundation and Goodwill Industries have once again teamed up to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to those in need.

Answering New England Patriots fans questions ahead of a big week of Thanksgiving football in college and the NFL.

A sizable contingent of Patriots distributed goodies in Roxbury to individuals from Goodwill’s job training and youth programs.

Thanksgiving Night, 2012. A Pats-Jets showdown in primetime. The 4-6 Jets hosting the 8-2 Patriots in a time slot that Woody Johnson heavily petitioned the NFL to give his team in order to give them more national exposure.

There are very few things that pair together better than Thanksgiving Day and the National Football League. A full slate of Thursday games, usually highlighted by the Chicago Bears and

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Drake Maye, Hunter Henry, Rhamandre Stevenson and about a dozen other players and several Patriots alumni helped to distribute 200 Thanksgiving baskets at the Goodwill headquarters Tuesday evening.

Ahead of the matchup, members of the New England Patriots On SI staff are predicting what will happen against the Giants. On paper, this game should be an easy win for the Patriots. But the Giants aren't a hard out, even through they've been mathematically eliminated from the postseason.