The tradition started in 1970. Thanksgiving Football games have be be going on way before that, but it was random which teams played. The tradition that the Lions and Coyboys ALWAYS play on Thanksgiving was started in 1970. In 2006, another random game was added. No certain team has to play in that game.
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Most people don’t play a game on Thanksgiving. They watch football, nap, and eat.
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The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play games on Thanksgiving Day with no fixed opponents. Since 2006, a third game has been played on the holiday. Football on Thanksgiving is a long held American tradition, dating back to 1876 when Yale played Princeton.
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The Detroit Lions introduced the idea of playing a game on Thanksgiving to boost attendance. They held their first Thanksgiving Day game in 1934, and it became a tradition that continues to this day.