Why the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I have wondered about this for years. It seemed like my dad and grandfather watched the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving afternoon every single year of my childhood. Do the Lions always play on Thanksgiving, or is my memory just playing tricks on me? Read on for the answer, thanks to USA Today.

Thanksgiving has featured professional football for more than 100 years. Here’s why two teams have played more games on the holiday than any others.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/11/28/detroit-lions-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-nfl-history/76598292007/.

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About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.
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