Tag: Thanksgiving Day Football

Deshaun Watson will lead the favored Houston Texans when they visit the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. (Image: Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)

Underdog Lions Host Texans in Thanksgiving Day NFL Opener

In any normal year, few NFL fans would be interested in a Thanksgiving matchup featuring a 3-7 team hitting the road to take on a 4-6 host. But in 2020, a game between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans might just provide the best available Turkey Day football. The […]

Thanksgiving Day Football in Dallas Provides Bounty of Warm Memories

Thanksgiving Day Football in Dallas Provides Bounty of Warm Memories

Thanksgiving is as much about football and gambling as it is about turkey and dressing. Family dinners are now scheduled around game time. If you grew up in Dallas (or Detroit), football on Thanksgiving Thursday was a rite of passage and way of life — one in which Thanksgiving dinner […]