NFL Thanksgiving Games: History, traditions and best moments

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NFL Thanksgiving Games: History, traditions and best moments​

Thanksgiving Day to sports fans is as much about football as it is about the traditional turkey dinner. From high school football in the morning to watching the afternoon game on TV as dinner starts, this tradition is as old as time. Well, almost as old as time.The Detroit Lions have played at home on Thanksgiving every year since 1934 except when games were paused from 1939 to 1944 during World War II. The annual holiday tradition expanded to add a home game for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s. These franchises -- and their fans only know football on Thanksgiving. In 2006, the NFL added a third game with no specific host team to the prime-time window.

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Thanksgiving Record:

Given how long the series has lasted, it's not a surprise that the Lions have the most wins and losses on Thanksgiving Day. But two other teams that frequent the holiday tradition are the Bears and Packers.

Detroit: (37-43-2)
Dallas: (31-22-1)
Chicago: (20-15-2)
Green Bay (14-14-2)

 

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Schedule:

Buffalo (7-3) at Detroit (4-6)
New York Giants (7-3) at Dallas (7-3)
New England (6-4) at Minnesota (8-2)

 

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jack said:
Thanks for proving my point so sweetly.

BUSTED

:bigass:Thank