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The NFL Thanksgiving logo used for 2016; the year is updated annually, with the new NFL shield being used for the first time in 2008. Since its inception in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has played games on Thanksgiving Day, patterned upon the historic playing of college football games on and around the holiday.
The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League (NFL), themed with the slogan "Believe in Now.". Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals and winning their NFL-record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Early days. Thanksgiving Day football games in the United States are nearly as old as the game—and the organized holiday—themselves. The first Thanksgiving Day football game took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving Day of 1869, less than two weeks after Rutgers defeated Princeton in New Brunswick, New Jersey in what is widely recognized as the first intercollegiate football ...
Overall record: Groton 78 , St. Mark's 45, 2 ties. Though not specifically a Thanksgiving rivalry, St. Mark's' longstanding season-ending game against the Groton School serves a similar purpose ...
Thanksgiving Day football was a bit of a tradition in the early 20th century in cities like Rochester; historians believe the semipro version of the Jeffersons played at least eight games over the ...
Lions seasons. 2009 →. The 2008 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 79th season in the National Football League (NFL), and their 75th as the Detroit Lions. The Lions made history by becoming the first team since the schedule was expanded to 16 games to finish winless. [1] It is one of only four winless seasons since the merger.
NFL Football: Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions (12:30 p.m., Fox) The Lions host the Packers for Thanksgiving. The Lions are 37-44-2 on Turkey Day following a 28-25 setback versus the Bills last ...
"The Rivalry", also known by locals as the Turkey Bowl, met for the 111th Thanksgiving and the 155th time overall in 2016. Since 2004–2005 football season Leominster is currently 13–2 against Fitchburg. The only two losses are from the 2008 Thanksgiving Day game and the, Division 2 Central MA playoff game in 2014.