Cowboys host the Jets at 3:15 at Irving Stadium. Green Bay Packers and Detriot Lions at noon Eastern.
Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons at 8 PM Eastern.
NFL Football games played on Thanksgiving 2011 are: Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers at the Baltimore Ravens Many college teams and even some high school teams across the U.S. are playing on Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving weekend. For a complete list, visit the Related Link.
Yes, there has been games played on Thanksgiving Day on the NFL channel.
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they had plenty of popularity and the NFL wanted other teams to enjoy the same so St Louis paid the NFL to let them play instead.
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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The Dallas Cowboys started hosting Thanksgiving Day games in 1966. The NFL has been playing Thanksgiving Day games since the twenties. Contrary to popular belief the Cowboys were started as an expansion team in 1960. The Lions have had the game since 1934 (exept the years 1939-1944), and the Cowboys have hosted a game each year since 1966(excluding 1975 and 1977 when the St. Louis Cardinals hosted the game).
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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.