It just that i am tired of seeing these two teams on thanksgiving and want to eat my feast and be thankful while watching another team like my Rams!
2007-09-09 15:53:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It's a funny story, actually. The Lions have done it forever, and wanted to keep doing it for tradition's sake.
When the 1970 merger took place, the league needed another game to balance the TV networks' coverage. The Cowboys volunteered to do it forever ... AS LONG AS THEY WERE THE HOME TEAM. That means the other team always has a short week of practice before traveling, giving the Cowboys a perpetual advantage.
2007-09-09 16:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Green Bay Packers always used to play at Detroit on Thanksgiving, which was fine. Then we got another conference that wanted part of that TV exposure. The league decided to leave one game in Detroit. And the cursed Dallas Cowboys were supposedly "America's Team", so they were given one. It is a definite advantage to have that as a home game every year. Yes, they should rotate.
If you notice, one of the visiting teams is from the NFC and the other is from the AFC so both networks get the advertising $$$$$$$ from a Thanksgiving Day game.
2007-09-09 16:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Tom K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do the Lions always play on Thanksgiving day? : Why the Cowboys? For Detroit it may have something to do with the power of radio. In Dallas' case it probably had a lot to do with Tex Schramm and his role in the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1966—the first year that Dallas made an appearance on Thanksgiving day. Both teams at one point could (or did) call themselves "America's team.
2007-09-09 16:01:44 · answer #3 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving used to be a traditional football day, especially for cross-town rivals, in the early part of the 20th century. The NFL wanted to put a game on Thursday back in the 50's and the only team to volunteer was Detroit. After the AFL Merger, there was a desire to hold a second game and Dallas volunteered. Since then, the same teams have hosted a game on Thanksgiving.
2016-05-20 23:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back when the NFL first wanted to have Thanksgiving games Detroit and Dallas were the only teams that volunteered. Since then those games have become popular and since the Lion and Cowboys were the first to stand up they are rewarded annually.
2007-09-09 16:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by mAD~mOD 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tradition. They were doing it when no one else would, so they get to KEEP the game for it. That is why the NFL Network had to add it's own game. How retarded was that. I think College Football should have played the third game, and like 3 years ago I am pretty sure Pitt and West Virgina played the Backyard Brawl on Thanksgiving night.
2007-09-09 16:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They always get the Turkeys to play on this day.
2007-09-09 16:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by Scoop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Tradition.
kinda like the 7th inning stretch and take me out to the ballgame and the hot dog and a beer at a sporting event.
2007-09-09 15:58:24 · answer #8 · answered by godzilla74114 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i dont know much about footy sorry but i guess both team rather play then eat turkey?
2007-09-10 01:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by fishgurll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz were cool like that
2007-09-09 18:14:13 · answer #10 · answered by America's Team is back!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋