Why Do The Lions And Cowboys Always Play On Thanksgiving?

If you live in Detroit or Dallas, chances are before you sit down for the turkey and the trimmings, you fire up the TV for some football.

But why do the Lions and Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving Day? It’s a tradition that goes back for some time.

When the Portsmouth Spartans moved to the Motor City in 1934, then-owner George Richards wanted to build a new fan base. So he got NBC to show the Turkey Day game on 94 stations, which continues to this day.

In 1966, Cowboys general manager at the time, Tex Schramm, felt America would like to see the team’s cheerleaders on display, putting Dallas on the schedule that Thanksgiving. The move also stuck.

Besides the meal, what other Thanksgiving traditions do you have?