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• Thanksgiving is a holiday for family, feasting and football. It's become an American tradition to gather around the television after the meal to watch the Thanksgiving Classic. For information on this year's Thanksgiving NFL football schedule, as well as the results of games in the years past, check out the links on the right.

• Fast Facts

  1. Thanksgiving pro football games began in 1920Pro Football HOF: Thanksgiving Day game results
  2. Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys host a Thanksgiving game every yearPro Football HOF: Thanksgiving Day game results
  3. The Dallas Cowboys have played every Thanksgiving since 1966, with the exception of 1975 and 1977Pro Football HOF: Thanksgiving Day game results
  4. Since 2006, a third game had aired on NFL Network
  5. Series of games also known as the Thanksgiving Classic
  6. Six NFL teams had never played on Thanksgiving, including the New Orleans Saints, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina PanthersESPN.com: Elias Says... (November 24, 2006)

• A Thanksgiving Football Tradition

  The tradition of pro football being played on Thanksgiving started in 1920. The Detroit Lions have been playing on Thanksgiving since 1925. 2008's Thanksgiving football match-ups include: Detroit Lions versus the Tennessee Titans, the Seattle Seahawks versus the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

  The NFL currently holds three regular-season games on Thanksgiving Day. A third game was added in 2006 and is aired on the NFL Network.Pro Football HOF: Thanksgiving Day game results

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Thanksgiving Football Schedule | Green Bay Packers | Detroit Lions | New York Jets | Dallas Cowboys | Indianapolis Colts | Atlanta Falcons | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving Classic | What Is Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving 2008 | 2009 NFL Schedule

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