Gerald Ford turned down offers to play for the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. He played for the University of Michigan from 1931-1934.
From the Detroit Lions website: The Lions have played the Packers the most of any franchise on Thanksgiving with 16 meetings between the two teams. Detroit and Chicago have battled a total of 15 times. The Lions have played 21 different NFL teams on Thanksgiving Day.
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On the Detroit Lions website it lists their record as 11-6-1 versus Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving day, but I do not think that includes this years loss.
The last time the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers was on September 21, 2014, in Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan. The Lions defeated the Packers by a score of 19-7. The last time the Lions beat the Packers in Lambeau Field was on December 15, 1991.
Three times?
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The Green Bay Packers did not play on December 1, 2013. They played their week 13 game on Thanksgiving, November 28 and did not win. Green Bay lost to the Detroit Lions 40-10.
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