The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys host the Thanksgiving day games.
no detroit and dallas will always play on thanksgiving.
The Cowboys have traditionally played their afternoon Thanksgiving Day game after the Detroit Lions' contest.
because the have a game.
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys both host home games every Thanksgiving. Their opponents are different from year to year. A third game is played on Thanksgiving, but the teams are not always the same.
The Detroit Lions tradition started in 1934 by then owner G.A. Richards looking for a Holiday contest. The Dallas Cowboys tradition started in the 60's when the NFL was looking for another team and only Dallas accepted a Thursday game late in the season.
Dallas Cowboys and Detriot Lions.
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.
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.
The Dallas cowboys always seem to lose when they play in their blue jersies.
Jason Witten has always worn the No. 82 as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
There have been two professional football teams that started in Dallas in the last 50 or so years. The Dallas Texans, an AFL franchise that moved to Kansas City and became the Kansas City Chiefs. The other team was the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys were an expansion team in 1960 for the NFL.