The Green Bay Packers the highest number of times. They have also played the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, the Houston Texans, New England, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Oakland, Kansas City, the NY Giants and NY Jets, Washington, the LA/St. Louis Rams, Buffalo, Denver, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Miami.
the Detroit lions vs. the chicory bears in 1934 also this was the first thanksgiving football game ever broadcasted. the Detroit lions played every thanks giving from then on till ww2
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.
Detroit Lions have won 33 games out of the last 73 games they have played on Thanksgiving Day. They started playing every Thanksgiving Day in 1935
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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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It is the Detroit Lions.Since 1934, the Lions have played on every Thanksgiving Day (except for 1939 and 1940, when the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles played), and 1941-1944 (when no game was played on Thanksgiving Day).As of the 2008 season, the Lions' record on Thanksgiving Day is 35-32-1.
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The Cowboys have traditionally played their afternoon Thanksgiving Day game after the Detroit Lions' contest.
no detroit and dallas will always play on thanksgiving.
Yes. It has been a tradition since 1934.
From 1934 to 2010, the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day record stands at 33-36-2.