NFL Games on Thanksgiving- Your thoughts?

[SabresRule]

It's that time of year again, when the NFL has their annual Thanksgiving games.

Lots of questions:

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

 

[dfergie]

1. Lose the Thursday night game, too much football...
2. Cowboys vs Redskins (was snowing here and watched at a Uncles place on the other side of town) WashingtonPost.com: Cowboy Bomb Shocks Redskins, 24-23
3. Yes, tradition, see 1. 2 games is enough...
4. Lunch with Family and friends...

 

[Paul Wozniak]

It's that time of year again, when the NFL has their annual Thanksgiving games.

Lots of questions:

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

Every year this comes up. We invented the game, so hands off. I don't care if we suck of late, but overall, we have a winning record on Turkey day.

 

[Skyhi]

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

I love it. It wouldn't be thanksgiving without it. I used to play every year too...I haven't played in a few years and while I miss it, my body doesn't miss the postgame soreness.

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

The only one that comes to mind is the Leon Lett game.

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

Yes. I'm a traditionalist. The Lions need to be on at 12:30 on Thanksgiving. Other teams can get their chance by playing the Lions or Cowboys, or by playing in the night game.

4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

Going to my Aunt and Uncles.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[salsadancer7]

I love Thanksgiving Day games, ESPECIALLY that the Lions play. This year is a special treat because my favorite team is playing one of the teams that I truly dislike....the Cowboys...and if we are REALLY lucky, we might have a 2nd win in a row.

 

[Mets82]

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

I love it. Nothing like Football on Thanksgiving. Its such a great day.
2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

Leon Lett and the Jerome Bettis coin toss.

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

I say leave it alone. The Lions on Thanksgiving is tradition no matter what the record. I think the prime time game allows other teams to play. One prime time game is enough.

4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

Staying home with my mom and grandma having turkey. What a great day all around!!!

 

[BillD1984]

It's that time of year again, when the NFL has their annual Thanksgiving games.

Lots of questions:

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

I love it!!!! Family, Football and Feast!!! Does it really get any better than that?

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

Probably the Leon Lett game in the snow

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

No offense, but do we have to go there again?

I'm a traditionalist. It just wouldn't be the same if the Lions, and to a lesser extent the Cowboys, weren't playing on Turkey Day



4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

My wife and I are hosting at our house.

have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving everyone!! :

 

[SamCdbs]

IMHO,

1 - I think it is fine. Thanksgiving is a major holiday, pretty much everybody is off. I am not there this year, but usually I am in Las Vegas where, as a sports g****r I have a selection of good games from Wed-Mon, which is the best event.

2 - Lots. Too many to mention.

3 - No. People in Detroit, and Dallas, have made NFL Thanksgiving Day games a part of the football culture there. It is part of being a season ticket holder of those teams. Who knows how a particular other town's fanbase might react? We are talking about 1/8th of the total value of a season ticket, and maybe people always go to grandma's house or whatever. And then once every 15 years or something we force people to make a decison. It is better to have it in the same towns, where people are used to it. Maybe in Charlotte or Atlanta or Boston or wherever people would react badly to it. This is not like one basketball or hockey game out of 40 plus on a holiday, its 1/8th of the schedule.

4 - Having dinner with an elderly couple that is about to break up housekeeping and go into a nursing home. Not relatives, but really nice people.

Bonus - Agree 100% with defergie. This extra game is just something to boost the NFLN. I much prefer the system where ESPN chooses one out of its 10 or so college games and moves it into that night slot.

 

[BlackHitachi]

1. How do you feel about this tradition?
I Love it! Second best thing about the day!

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?
BARRY SANDERS!!!!

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?
Those people need to shut up! The Lions belong in this very fine tradition!
4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?
I'm cooking and having friends and family over!

 

[salsadancer7]

1. How do you feel about this tradition?
I Love it! Second best thing about the day!

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?
BARRY SANDERS!!!!

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?
Those people need to shut up! The Lions belong in this very fine tradition!
4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?
I'm cooking and having friends and family over!

Hitachi...LOVE the avatar...!! And SOOOOOO true!

 

[BlackHitachi]

Hitachi...LOVE the avatar...!! And SOOOOOO true!

Thank you!! and That's RIGHT!!:up

 

[Kevinw]

Every year this comes up. We invented the game, so hands off. I don't care if we suck of late, but overall, we have a winning record on Turkey day.

Actually we have sucked for a real long time BUT NO Lions on Thanksgiving would be like no fireworks on the 4th of July.

 

[meathead76]

1 love football on Thanksgiving
2 the Lett game from '93 still makes me LOL
3. 187 the Lions get a real team on there, they've had their shot but they blew it
4. eat and then fall asleep when Detroit is losing by about 60 then wake up and see that Oakland is getting waxed by 40 then fall asleep to rest up for the NY/Denver game

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Lose the Detroit game. They suck!
Dallas can stay.
Pittsburgh should be Detroits replacement since they have the most Superbowl wins.
I love having 3 games on Thanksgiving. That should not change. The 3rd game is on NFL network anyway , so its not interrupting anyones programming.

 

[BlackHitachi]

1 love football on Thanksgiving
2 the Lett game from '93 still makes me LOL
3. 187 the Lions get a real team on there, they've had their shot but they blew it
4. eat and then fall asleep when Detroit is losing by about 60 then wake up and see that Oakland is getting waxed by 40 then fall asleep to rest up for the NY/Denver game

Ah now i see how you got your forum name!

 

[long_time_DNC]

1. How do you feel about this tradition?

A. Love it, but have to agree, the evening game is a bit of overkill.

2. What are your favorite NFL Thanksgiving game memories?

A. The year Seattle was playing Dallas and during the pregame, some commentator said he expected Dallas would dominate the Seahawks. At halftime, Seattle was up by 20 and that commentator in the studio was nowhere to be seen!

3. Every year, people ask if the Lions should still play on Turkey Day. Do you wish other teams would get a chance to play?

A. Yeah, it's a sort of tradition (almost the same with Dallas), but I sometimes wish they'd mix it up a little more...especially this season. Dallas has been on national tv, what, 4 times this season already? Give it a rest already...ok, they have a new stadium with a huge tv screen. We've seen it already...

4. Finally, what are your actual Thanksgiving Day plans?

A. Dinner with family and friends...and watching football.

 

[SabresRule]

The last time the Lions won a Thanksgiving game:

Larry Fitzgerald, Eli Manning, and Philip Rivers were all in college

Marvin Lewis was in his first year as Bengals coach

Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens were still on the 49ers

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, the Lions game sucked but at least I had good watching with family here in the Metro Detroit area.

 

[vurbano]

I love the games. The Lions cant suck forever.

 

[Jimbo]

I love the games. The Lions cant suck forever.

Are we sure about that ???

They have about 10 winning seasons since '57, ok maybe 10 playoff appearances and have made it to the next round about ...... once ?