Thanksgiving is one of the most important traditions for everyone in America, for some it is even more important than Christmas. That ‘Thanksgiving’ tradition also has to do with the NFLWell, some teams play on this date, like the Lions and Cowboys.
Possibly the first thing that comes to mind with Thanksgiving and the NFL is the Cowboys and it is understood, then, Although they haven’t won a Super Bowl in a long time, they are still a popular regular-season winning team..
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But, the Lions have been playing Thanksgiving games longer and, in fact, in Detroit the tradition of ‘Thanksgiving’ and the NFL emerged. Although many do not realize 100% of this team because historically they have been a franchise more to lose than to win.
Let’s go to the origins of this story, because according to the portal Click on DetroitIt all started when George Richards bought the Porstmouth Spartans in 1934 and brought it to the city of Detroit. The team was looking for ways to attract fans.
And one of those ideas was to broadcast the Thanksgiving game and George Richards convinced NBC to tune in to the game on 94 stations across the country. The thing is, it did work for them and The Lions ended up selling all the seats from the first ‘Thanksgiving Day’ game, which would mark the new tradition.
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Cowboys also have their Thanksgiving tradition
Although Thanksgiving tradition in the Cowboys is not as long-lived as that of the Lions, many fans are looking forward to the last Thursday in November to see their team in this traditional match and they have done so since 1966.
Similar to the situation with the Lions, Cowboys wanted to increase the popularity of the team, so in 1966 they had the opportunity to play on Thanksgiving and Tex Scharamm, general manager of those times, saw the opportunity to show the cheerleaders of the team at the national level. Excellent way to win fans.
The Cowboys signed up for the Thanksgiving game, but the league was concerned about fan attendance, doubting people would go to the game on a holiday. Error, as they broke attendance record in their first ‘Thanksgiving’ game against the Browns.
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