Thanksgiving Day wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a full slate. NFL games.
The football tradition returns with the main course. Detroit Lions, They host the Chicago Bears on Thursday afternoon. The Lions have played every year since 1934 and hope to win their first Turkey Day in nearly a decade.
Meanwhile, Dallas Cowboys, who have played on Thanksgiving Day since 1966, return to face their NFC East rivals, the New York Giants. The Green Bay Packers close out the day against the Miami Dolphins, who sealed the day off last season when they defeated the New York Jets to win the league’s first Black Friday game.
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For an added football treat, the NFL has scheduled another Black Friday matchup, this time in between Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium at 3 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
Read below to learn more about this year’s Thanksgiving schedule.
Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
The Lions open with a game against Thursday’s slate. The bear It will be the organization’s 85th home game on Thanksgiving Day since 1934. The Lions are 0-3 against the Bears in their last three meetups on the big day, and haven’t won a Thanksgiving Day game since 2016. But this year could be different.
Detroit is 10-1, having won every game since its Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Bears hope to tap into their previous luck and end their five-game skid. are
With the Lions plagued by injuries this week, the player to watch will be star running back David Montgomery facing his former team. The Bears, who have lost three of their last five in the final game, will have no room for error if they want to stop the Lions’ impressive run game.
when: Thanksgiving Day, 12:30pm ET
where: Ford Field
Where to watch: CBS
New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys host Struggling Giants Thursday at home, but it’s not the home field advantage fans are expecting to see.
Despite winning 14 of their last 15 games, the Cowboys are 0-5 at AT&T Stadium this season, and a win in the organization’s 57th Thanksgiving Day game could be just what they need to keep their momentum going after a five-game skid. Need to keep. Washington snapped the streak with a win against the Commanders on Sunday.
The Giants enter Thursday’s matchup with more questions about the quarterback position even after releasing Daniel Jones last week. Fan favorite Tommy DeVito left his first start of the season with a sore throwing arm. He is questionable for Thursday, while Drew Lock is set for what could be his first start of the season.
when: Thanksgiving Day, 4:30pm ET
where: AT&T Stadium
Where to watch: Fox
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Miami Dolphins vs. Green Bay Packers
Packers Thursday’s slate headlines Thursday’s slate with a primetime matchup against the Dolphins in what could be freezing temperatures. The weather forecast for Thanksgiving night at Lambeau Field is expected to be in the 30s with lows in the mid-20s, but the cold weather comes amid a hot streak for Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Big wins over the New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders saw Tagovailoa throw seven touchdown passes without an interception, and now the team is looking for its fourth straight win and a spot in the playoffs.
But the Packers have won their last three matchups against the Dolphins and will look to make it four with their second consecutive Thanksgiving game. Green Bay is 4-0 against AFC teams this season.
when: Thanksgiving Day, 8:20 PM ET
where: Lambeau Field
Where to watch: NBC
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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