Have the Detroit Lions played every Thanksgiving?

Have the Detroit Lions played every Thanksgiving?

Since 1978, the Lions and Cowboys have hosted a game on Thanksgiving every year. Detroit always plays the early game, followed by Dallas in the late afternoon and a rotating prime-time matchup added in 2006.

When was the first NFL football game on Thanksgiving Day?

1934
The University of Detroit Stadium hosted the first broadcasted Thanksgiving Day football game in 1934, pitting the Detroit Lions against the Chicago Bears and sparking a new tradition.

Who did the Detroit Lions play in the first Thanksgiving Day NFL game in 1934?

Chicago Bears
The holiday tradition took off in 1934, when the Detroit Lions hosted the unbeaten Chicago Bears in a game broadcast nationally on radio. Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey.

How long have the Lions been playing on Thanksgiving?

The NFL’s Thanksgiving Day games have traditionally included one game hosted by the Detroit Lions since 1934, and one game hosted by the Dallas Cowboys since 1966 (with two exceptions in 1975 and 1977). Since 2006, a third prime time game has also been played on Thanksgiving.

How many times has the Detroit Lions won on Thanksgiving Day?

How many times has the Detroit Lions won on Thanksgiving Day? In the 71 games that the Detroit Lions have hosted on Thanksgiving Day, they currently have a record of 33 wins, 36 losses and two ties.

How many times have the Lions won on Thanksgiving?

In the 71 games that the Detroit Lions have hosted on Thanksgiving Day, they currently have a record of 33 wins, 36 losses and two ties.

Who will play on Thanksgiving 2021?

Who is playing on Thanksgiving?

• Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions.
• Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys.
• Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints.
• Bears at Lions on FOX (12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT).
• Raiders at Cowboys on CBS (4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT).
• Bills at Saints on NBC (8:20 p.m. ET / 5:20 p.m. PT).

How many times have the Lions won on Thanksgiving Day?

Why does Detroit play every Thanksgiving?

The Detroit Lions realized that by playing on a day when the Tigers were not playing and using their owner’s power to ensure the broadcast is picked up, they could increase their reach and popularity. That is exactly what happened and they have played on Thanksgiving Day ever since..

When did the Lions start playing on Thanksgiving?

Richards negotiated an agreement with NBC to broadcast his Thanksgiving games on 94 stations across the country. Since 1978, the Lions and Cowboys have hosted a game on Thanksgiving every year.

When was the first Thanksgiving Day football game?

The Thanksgiving Day football games began on November 29, 1934, and have been a tradition ever since. The Detroit Lions would welcome the Chicago Bears to the University of Detroit Stadium. The 10-2 Detroit Lions and the 12-0 Chicago Bears would play on Thanksgiving Day in front of 26,000 fans.

Who was the first owner of the Detroit Lions?

The first owner of the Lions, George A. Richards, started the tradition of the Thanksgiving Day game as a gimmick to get people to go to Lions football games, and to continue a tradition begun by the city’s previous NFL teams.

When did the Dallas Cowboys start hosting Thanksgiving games?

In 1966, the Dallas Cowboys, who had been founded six years earlier, adopted the practice of hosting Thanksgiving games.