The NFL continues treating Thanksgiving like a national football festival, and the 2026 holiday schedule may be one of the league’s strongest in recent memory. This year’s expanded Thanksgiving week ...

For decades, NFL Thanksgiving meant two things: the Lions hosted somebody in the early afternoon, the Cowboys hosted somebody around dusk, and if you were still upright by the time the night game ...

For the 21st year in a row, the NFL will play three games on Thanksgiving. For the 49th year in a row, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will each play in one of them. The 2026 NFL schedule release ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Fedotin covers the Kansas City Chiefs and sports business. Leading up to his team’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, Patrick ...

Thanksgiving in America comes with a few fixed coordinates. There is a turkey, there is a parade, and there is a Detroit Lions game on at one o'clock whether the Lions are good or not. Pro football ...

The 2025 Thanksgiving Day NFL games shattered viewership records as fans flocked to football from early afternoon until late evening. The late afternoon game on CBS between the Kansas City Chiefs and ...

The Lions and Cowboys have become as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkeys and Pilgrims. The two NFL franchises have been holiday mainstays for decades. Along with a Detroit appetizer and Dallas main ...

For Thursday, November 27, 2025, the latest DraftKings promo code is live for Thanksgiving Night Football of NFL Week 13, offering up to $200 in bonus bets plus three months of NBA League Pass for a ...

The NFL is looking to add to its already expansive schedule. In recent years, the NFL has scheduled games on Black Friday, Christmas and the Friday after the first regular-season game of the year ...