Thanksgiving Games

            Every year on November 25th, Thanksgiving, their are several football games for people to enjoy for the holiday. Have you ever wondered how this tradition started? The Thanksgiving day NFL games were started in Detroit, Michigan back in 1934. The new owner of the team George A. Richards planned a game on Thanksgiving as a marketing stunt to increase attendance and the game was also shown on television on NBC so everybody could watch. Since the game was such a huge success the game is still played every Thanksgiving and the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play on this day. This year during the Lions turkey day game they were winning over the New England Patriots entering the second half 17 to 10 but the Patriots came back and won the game 45 to 24 so it was another loss for the Lions something the Dtroit fans are used to. Thanksgiving day games are personally my favorite games of the year because their is nothing like food, football and family to make the day perfect. The Thanksgiving day games are always the best games because it always seems like the teams try harder because everyone is watching on Thanksgiving and the games are always good games. This was a wonderful tradition that was started 70 years ago and millions of people enjoy it every year and it brings families together around the television every year.

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