Love the tradition. Every Thanksgiving I always watch the Lions game and hope they win. I'm just barely old enough to remember Barry Sanders' last few years in the NFL. As a Niners fan, I've always respected the loyalty of Lions fans. They deserve a winning team
I followed the Lions even shen they were in Briggs stadium. Lost a 50cent bet on them when the COLLEGE ALL STARS beat them! Half a buck was big money to someone in the 10 year old range. My son and I went to a Turkey day game when they were the Pontiac Pussycats.
@@kats4308 I don’t hate the Jets at all, there’s just something hilarious about a grown man running headfirst into another grown man’s ass. I can understand why you wouldn’t feel the same way, however.
As a huge NFL fan from europe i love watching games on thursday.There is just something special about it even thou it is completly normal day here in croatia. I wish i will be able to live "real" thanksgiving expirience in USA.
I love watching football (I’m America so NFL) in Europe. There’s just something about seeing people that enjoy the sport instead of complaining about it’s name
Na'ah...he atoned big time in the Super Bowl. His strip of Thurman Thomas led to James Washington's amazing fumble return TD that changed that entire game. He dominated in that postseason.
This after Lett's gaffe in Super Bowl XXVII. No wonder Trumpy said "nooooooo"..and then after the replay and a "not Leon Lett" comment, Enberg responded with a lengthy "Oh my"...
4:07 I was 8 years old and watched that Clint Longley game with my family. We left my Grandma's house at halftime and watched the second half at home. I am a lifelong Vikings fan, but that was one time that I stood up and screamed for a team other than Minnesota. That comeback in the 4th quarter was one of the reasons I am a football fan for life. Incredible. And the Moss game in 1998 was one of my favorite moments ever.
Great video. The two moments I'll add to this as far as memorable as someone watching since 1985 was Darrin Nelson's GW TD for the Vikings in 1987. Great great Turkey Day game...44-38. Saved the season for Minnesota, who got hot and went to the NFC Championship Game. And the 1994 Detroit game where the Lions put the first nail in the coffin of the Bills dominance over the AFC. And it wasn't Barry Sanders, but DAVE KRIEG, who cooked the 4x defending AFC Champs. My pops, while making a peach cobbler just looked at me and said, "we finally won't have to see them get their butts kicked in the Super Bowl!"
Watching Barry Sanders growing up was like watching someone who had the real life codes installed. He was the reason I begged my mom to play football. Barry was so amazing his 7 yard losses were incredible to watch. If you just took away his minus yard attempts he would've broke the all time and single season rushing records.
From 1967-69, back when the American Football League was a separate league (before completing their merger with the NFL in 1970), the AFL and the NFL both had Thanksgiving double-headers, not at the same time, but as a combined quadruple-header. That's right, four games on TV, one after the other.
if the lions won 79 games straight they still wouldn't make it to the super bowl because trey flowers would get flagged for roughing the pass and illegal use of hands
Thanks, I appreciate this! You made a very nice video which was entertaining and detailed. I'm looking forward to this year's games. Happy Thanksgiving!
The story of Clint Longley’s departure from Dallas is worth a look it should make you chuckle. And the unquestioned NFL one game wonder is Timmy Smith a distant second is Larry Brown.
NFL is easily the best at doing thanksgiving games because there’s nothing better than watching one of the greatest sports of all time NFL and eating some turkey and Mac and cheese and other thanksgiving goodies and I always love the Lions and Bears game tradition games
@Jerry Junior stop playin yall are getting exposed for the frauds you like that Jets or Pats game how could yall be 0-2 against the worst division in the league
Tragic story about that first non-Dallas/Detroit hosted NFL Thanksgiving game in 2006 (hosted by Kansas City against the Broncos on NFL Network - the very first live game shown on NFL Network). The man responsible for bringing that game to KC was Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt (yes, the same Lamar Hunt that the Lamar Hunt trophy is named after)! He worked so hard for so many years to bring an NFL thanksgiving game to Kansas City. But hours before the game, his lung collapsed and he had to be hospitalized, so he didn't get to attend the game! If that wasn't tragic enough, the hospital he was at didn't have NFL Network, so it didn't get to watch it at all! 😢😢😢 Kansas City thankfully went on to win that game and improbably made the playoffs that year (yes, there was a time when Kansas City making the playoffs was seen as improbable)! As one Kansas City played said after the game (as best as I can remember), "The least we could for Lamar Hunt was win!"
Garrett won that game. I remember that. People said because Aikman was out they would lose that game and could lose the playoff home field advantage if they lost that game. It didn't happen. That should be a good memory.
Yeah, but they aren't religiously played every year and know who is in them. Thanksgiving started out as one game, went to two, then three and you know the lions and cowboys are in it every year. Halloween could be any day of the week same with X mas and could be any team, plus nothing special happens or has, well I'm sure some records are held, but same could be said for any other week. I think Wild card, divisional round, conference champ round, SB and pro bowl would be funner like how the pro bowl was after the SB. How TB has broke almost if not every post season record the only one he probably doesn't hold is pro bowl records, but it's cause he probably went to a couple or so.
Yeah this has got to be one of the best football traditions ever, it should just be called "Lions lose" day because no matter what they gonna lose. Now that's a tradition.
The Lions are hosting the Bears 🐻 on November 25,2021 on Thanksgiving Day! Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas ⛄🎄 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕! Let's go Bears 🐻!
Does anyone remember when college ball played Oklahoma-Nebraska game on or around Thanksgiving? Barry Switzer and Tom Osborne. My dad's favorite game of the year!
I believe Don Shula was the DC of that Lions defense that shut down Lombardi's Packers on Thanksgiving in 1962. That may have been a big factor in him getting the Baltimore Colts HC job in 1963
7:33--I also remember Lion Leonard Thompson knocking out Giant punt returner Leon Bright with a forearm to Bright's head--BEFORE Bright received the ball. Bright was unconscious for several minutes and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher.
One of the best Thanksgiving plays that never gets mentioned is in Cowboys-Saints 2010. Late in the 4th, the Cowboys lead by 4. Cowboys throw a pass over the middle that goes for a lot of extra yardage but Malcolm Jenkins still wants to win so he just steals the ball from Roy Williams, takes it right out of his arm. Saints go on to score a touchdown and win the game. Great effort play that doesn't get the credit it deserves in this type of video because it didn't happen in the 80s.
I was at that '93 game. My boss and I drove overnight from South Florida to get there. Afterwards, we had a great Thanksgiving dinner with my family who lived in the Dallas area.
Love the tradition. Every Thanksgiving I always watch the Lions game and hope they win. I'm just barely old enough to remember Barry Sanders' last few years in the NFL. As a Niners fan, I've always respected the loyalty of Lions fans. They deserve a winning team
The very first game I had the patience to watch from beginning to end was the Lions and Bears in 1993.
They do but the Ford family is incompetent.
I followed the Lions even shen they were in Briggs stadium. Lost a 50cent bet on them when the COLLEGE ALL STARS beat them! Half a buck was big money to someone in the 10 year old range. My son and I went to a Turkey day game when they were the Pontiac Pussycats.
As a Seahawks fan, this is the only good niners fan 😊
@@Jaxical not all Niners fans are trashy… and I like to think that not all Seahawks fans are trashy…
The Butt Fumble gets funnier every time I see it
Grant Vasquez stfu
Very true
It’s the gift that keeps on giving.
I'm a Jets fan so I hate you.
@@kats4308 I don’t hate the Jets at all, there’s just something hilarious about a grown man running headfirst into another grown man’s ass. I can understand why you wouldn’t feel the same way, however.
The one nfl record the lions have that isn’t on a worst list
And its against my packers smh
What it fells like being a lions fan
remember the 50s
In the 50s the Lions were good and not a meme
@@henry9524 well shit I’ll ask my grandfather what it was like growing up with a decent lions team
John Madden’s Turkey leg MVP Award was clearly the best
IMO this the glamour award or honor that anyone want's to have apart of winning the superbowl
Yep nearly as good as the nvp
RIP John Madden
That award ranks higher than the Vince Lombardi trophy
As a huge NFL fan from europe i love watching games on thursday.There is just something special about it even thou it is completly normal day here in croatia. I wish i will be able to live "real" thanksgiving expirience in USA.
When you get the chance, it’s an experience like no other when it’s on thanksgiving. Wish you the best.
@@channingbloom7125 thanks bro! Cant wait for this years thanksgiving :)
You should come for a visit. Take a few days off. Come watch the Lions in Detroit!
@@tomrogue13 i live on other side of world so i would need more than few days off 🤣. But one day i will do it :)
I love watching football (I’m America so NFL) in Europe. There’s just something about seeing people that enjoy the sport instead of complaining about it’s name
"I don't know what to say, I guess its better than not getting it" - Brett Farve
that was such a great remark
Even as a die hard hater of the Packers, you had to love Brett.
@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137facts, Go Bears!
Is it???🤔
@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137 You need to if you're a Vikings fan like me :)
Leon Lett probably still has nightmares from that fumble.
Na'ah...he atoned big time in the Super Bowl. His strip of Thurman Thomas led to James Washington's amazing fumble return TD that changed that entire game. He dominated in that postseason.
whenever he thinks about it he probably just looks at his 3 rings and says "Eh, whatever"
He was a bad-ass but not that bright!!!
I don't know man sanchez got an a** to the face
bjtgaming both will live in infamy!!! then ther's a guy that ran for touchdown the wrong way n thought he scored smh
10:37
1994 Jason Garrett looks exactly the same as 2019 Jason Garrett 🤣🤣🤣
shloyo Goldstein 👏👏👏👏
Lololololol
Released for a fat guy lol
FOR REAL
ikr lol
“ITS LEON LET NOOOO”
Funny as hell as a Redskins fans
Leon was not having a good day
My Grandfather’s name is Leon
And he’s a Washington football fan
This after Lett's gaffe in Super Bowl XXVII. No wonder Trumpy said "nooooooo"..and then after the replay and a "not Leon Lett" comment, Enberg responded with a lengthy "Oh my"...
4:07 I was 8 years old and watched that Clint Longley game with my family. We left my Grandma's house at halftime and watched the second half at home. I am a lifelong Vikings fan, but that was one time that I stood up and screamed for a team other than Minnesota. That comeback in the 4th quarter was one of the reasons I am a football fan for life. Incredible. And the Moss game in 1998 was one of my favorite moments ever.
John Madden's hand: *Exists*
Knives: Am I a joke to you?
I've always wondered why Detroit and Dallas always plays on Thanksgiving
Hello
Jerry Junior 🖕🏽🖕🏽
I want Brees and Rodgers to play primetime on thanksgiving
@@kvngirvng9475 Maybe next year. We're @New Orleans next year, but I feel like they're gonna put that game to SNF
Tex Schram got it for the Cowboys
Great video. The two moments I'll add to this as far as memorable as someone watching since 1985 was Darrin Nelson's GW TD for the Vikings in 1987. Great great Turkey Day game...44-38. Saved the season for Minnesota, who got hot and went to the NFC Championship Game. And the 1994 Detroit game where the Lions put the first nail in the coffin of the Bills dominance over the AFC. And it wasn't Barry Sanders, but DAVE KRIEG, who cooked the 4x defending AFC Champs. My pops, while making a peach cobbler just looked at me and said, "we finally won't have to see them get their butts kicked in the Super Bowl!"
It wasn't the first nail, but rather conformation that the coffin was built. The first nail was in the second half of Super Bowl XXVIII.
1995 Lions/Vikings offensive shootout
Awesome, I went to that game in ‘94. One of my fav Lions memories.
The Vikings cowboys game with rookie Randy Moss going for 3 catches 3 tds for 163 yards will always be the most iconic thanksgiving moment!
Yeah, because Dallas could have drafted him
Did they add the part where sue stomped on a packers player
@jimbo 0509 is it not? Prolly bc it didnt get loved by nfl throw back
It took me 4 minutes to get a heart.
@@anouarserhani-eltobgi6631 they arent gonna heart this
AGK927 did you see the packers get embarrassed last night
@@bobbob-iv4we yea
NFL Throwback always kills it!
The play-by-play on that Tur-Duc-Ken is a classic. Rip John Madden
Watching Barry Sanders growing up was like watching someone who had the real life codes installed. He was the reason I begged my mom to
play football. Barry was so amazing his 7 yard losses were incredible to watch. If you just took away his minus yard attempts he would've broke the all time and single season rushing records.
I don't know why but this feels a lot like the history of the Detroit Lions football franchise.
Bc thanksgiving games and being the first team in nfl history to have an 0-16 season are the only remarkable things about us
The Detroit Lions have had a lot of weird things happen to them.
@@Adri_Unsungwake up. Something good is happening rn.
@@Cactus7654 OH BABY IM UP. I’ve HAD MY DAN CAMPBELL COFFEES AND IM READY TO RUMBLEEEEEE
Gotta love some NFL history education 🙋🏾♂️
Happy holidays 😛
@Hector Rodriguez definitely know the feeling
Hector Rodriguez unless your team is getting annihilated ( I’m a cowboys fan )
How could you miss the most important Thanksgiving day game ever. Grange's NFL debut on Thanksgiving 1925, instantly gave the league credibility.
From 1967-69, back when the American Football League was a separate league (before completing their merger with the NFL in 1970), the AFL and the NFL both had Thanksgiving double-headers, not at the same time, but as a combined quadruple-header. That's right, four games on TV, one after the other.
if the lions won 79 games straight they still wouldn't make it to the super bowl because trey flowers would get flagged for roughing the pass and illegal use of hands
Coming from a Lions fan, if we a Super Bowl Patriots team, we still wouldn't of won a super bowl
Happy Thanksgiving Football Fans!!! Who here wants a 2024 Remake? 🦃🦃🦃
MEEEEEEEEEEEE
Summary: Calvin Johnson can do football
R.I.P John Madden you will be missed
12:27 Jets Franchise in a Nutshell
12:27 Jets Franchise in a Nutshell
This was a great video, thank you for creating it! I'm going to share this with my friends and family on Wednesday.
Thanks, I appreciate this! You made a very nice video which was entertaining and detailed. I'm looking forward to this year's games. Happy Thanksgiving!
13:03 What about literally last year
Bears vs Lions
Redskins vs Cowboys
Falcons vs Saints
All NFC teams. 🤦♂️
BearsFanDude ohhh yeah
2015 had all NFC Teams too Eagles-Lions Panthers-Cowboys and Bears-Packers
He meant that there’s no tie to any conferences. It doesn’t have to be all nfc teams but it happened to be
all in the same divisions, as well
The story of Clint Longley’s departure from Dallas is worth a look it should make you chuckle. And the unquestioned NFL one game wonder is Timmy Smith a distant second is Larry Brown.
Man it’s a good day when NFL Throwback posts 2 videos a day
I remember my first Thanksgiving experience when the Texans played the Lions. No family, just me and a TV screen. When the Texans won I was so happy
HT82 Smash Fournette’s knee was down
@@grahambridges3504 Yeah. I was a blind Texans fan then. Also, it's Forsett
Graham Bridges we’re the Lions. We shouldn’t expect a fair referee’d game.
NFL is easily the best at doing thanksgiving games because there’s nothing better than watching one of the greatest sports of all time NFL and eating some turkey and Mac and cheese and other thanksgiving goodies and I always love the Lions and Bears game tradition games
Ohhh snap I gotta like thx sooo much NFL throwback u guys r the best 💯💯💯😂
My old boss still owes me $20 from that Dolphins-Cowboys game.
Punk refused to admit the Cowboys lost.
Bills at Cowboys might be the best thanksgiving day game this year.
Mason P bills lowkey might win to 🤷♂️😂
@Jerry Junior stop playin yall are getting exposed for the frauds you like that Jets or Pats game how could yall be 0-2 against the worst division in the league
@@kvngirvng9475 blewdat
Jerry Junior have fun winning the weak NFC East and then getting curb stomped by your choice of Seattle or San Fran on Wild Card Weekend.
Jerry Junior Cowboys will take back to back Ls 😂
Tragic story about that first non-Dallas/Detroit hosted NFL Thanksgiving game in 2006 (hosted by Kansas City against the Broncos on NFL Network - the very first live game shown on NFL Network).
The man responsible for bringing that game to KC was Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt (yes, the same Lamar Hunt that the Lamar Hunt trophy is named after)! He worked so hard for so many years to bring an NFL thanksgiving game to Kansas City. But hours before the game, his lung collapsed and he had to be hospitalized, so he didn't get to attend the game! If that wasn't tragic enough, the hospital he was at didn't have NFL Network, so it didn't get to watch it at all! 😢😢😢
Kansas City thankfully went on to win that game and improbably made the playoffs that year (yes, there was a time when Kansas City making the playoffs was seen as improbable)! As one Kansas City played said after the game (as best as I can remember), "The least we could for Lamar Hunt was win!"
2:00 that turkey 😂😂😂
I wish football was still played like the 70’s.
As a Cowboys fan, this video gave me bad memories. Leon Lett, Randy Moss and Jason Garrett. I mean, Garrett is our head coach right now 😭
Tough
Garrett won that game. I remember that. People said because Aikman was out they would lose that game and could lose the playoff home field advantage if they lost that game. It didn't happen. That should be a good memory.
Leon Left? lol
Vince Wilfork ate turkey the best, and you can’t change my mind.
10:37
1994 Jason Garrett looks exactly the same as 2019 Jason Garrett 🤣🤣🤣
I should add the evolution of x mass and maybe Halloween games
Yeah, but they aren't religiously played every year and know who is in them. Thanksgiving started out as one game, went to two, then three and you know the lions and cowboys are in it every year. Halloween could be any day of the week same with X mas and could be any team, plus nothing special happens or has, well I'm sure some records are held, but same could be said for any other week. I think Wild card, divisional round, conference champ round, SB and pro bowl would be funner like how the pro bowl was after the SB. How TB has broke almost if not every post season record the only one he probably doesn't hold is pro bowl records, but it's cause he probably went to a couple or so.
6th straight year of watching this on Thanksgiving
As NFL fan from Europe I want to thank you for this amazing video. Learned a lot of things.
NFL Throwback always kills it !!!! Awesome stuff
*I’ll never forget the butt fumble.*
That’s it, that’s the comment.
Madden was such a fun guy. A complete riot
@Soda King but no longer broadcasting
“There’s a lot of letters in Ladanian Tomlinson”
Aeiou
0:56 Courtesy of “The Evolution of the NFL teams: 100 years in the making”.
Yeah this has got to be one of the best football traditions ever, it should just be called "Lions lose" day because no matter what they gonna lose. Now that's a tradition.
Hey we're 5-2 over the prior 7 seasons alright. Although that'll be 5-3 after this week
@@julianharrison7193 ik it's a joke, but i live in michigan so i still support the lions but it's kinda hard when yunno, they are the lions lol
@@Crazy_Slav Ya ik lol. It's a rough time unless you support tanking which it's about that time again lmao
They beat us in overtime that year I didn't watch the game tho 😂
You right
This was really neat. Really like football history and knowledge
the 10-1 lions , the 8-2 lions , something i never heard in my life until this vid !
The Lions are hosting the Bears 🐻 on November 25,2021 on Thanksgiving Day! Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas ⛄🎄 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕! Let's go Bears 🐻!
Wow I learned something new
The lions were once good
During the Silverdome days. Yep.
It’s been about 70 years but yeah
Until William Clay Ford bought the team.
12:04 "Hey mom, Happy Thanksgiving"
Does anyone remember when college ball played Oklahoma-Nebraska game on or around Thanksgiving? Barry Switzer and Tom Osborne. My dad's favorite game of the year!
OJ really killed that rushing record.
harrylongbaugh1 he didn’t break the record by running, he broke it by driving down a highway.
He murdered it
He slit the record’s neck down to the spine
HAPPY THANKSGIVING GO LIONS
What about Evolution of NFL Christmas games
Legend has it, that that 3rd string QB is still clapping to this day
Call it in the air
Bettis : Tails
Ref : Heads called it’s tails
Bettis : Ref we called tails
Patchy The pirate Damn ref didn’t want to admit he was wrong.
He started saying heads. Ref was right. Bettis even admitted it after
He said heads first
I believe Don Shula was the DC of that Lions defense that shut down Lombardi's Packers on Thanksgiving in 1962. That may have been a big factor in him getting the Baltimore Colts HC job in 1963
Lombardi wanted to know what the hell went on that day
As much struggle we lions fans put up with every year, atleast we get to host something special every year.
That 1962 game was shocking.
To this day, I still hear Jerome Bettis say Heads
Matthia Gryffine BRUH he said tails
He said tails. What really confuses me is the fact that I didn't even hear him stutter or anything. Like he clearly said tails.
Heatails
Hentai
same
edit: i listened more closely and now i hear tails
The butt fumble 😂😂😂greatest nfl moment
Gotta love me some Thanksgiving
OJ murdered that lion defense
10:17 Wait, THAT Jason Garrett!?
7:33--I also remember Lion Leonard Thompson knocking out Giant punt returner Leon Bright with a forearm to Bright's head--BEFORE Bright received the ball. Bright was unconscious for several minutes and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher.
I remember I went to a Panthers vs. Cowboys thanksgiving day game in 2015, that was fun.
7:32 I’m literally shouting HORSE COLLAR!!!
12:25 ¡The Butt Fumble!
One of the best Thanksgiving plays that never gets mentioned is in Cowboys-Saints 2010. Late in the 4th, the Cowboys lead by 4. Cowboys throw a pass over the middle that goes for a lot of extra yardage but Malcolm Jenkins still wants to win so he just steals the ball from Roy Williams, takes it right out of his arm. Saints go on to score a touchdown and win the game.
Great effort play that doesn't get the credit it deserves in this type of video because it didn't happen in the 80s.
2:15 look at the bottom. Lmao
What I remember most of all growing up in Dallas in the 90s is Sanders in the morning, Smith in the afternoon. Two greatest running backs ever.
Remember last year Thanksgiving Bears Eddie Jackson saved them and Kyle Fuller saved them with that endzone pick
Speaking of Thanksgiving Day I was born on November 22nd 2007 and I am a turkey gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble
This thanksgiving
Only Lions and cowboys play home
Only Lions and cowboys lost home
Great video!!Ty for the memories..
If you’re ever having a bad day just know that the butt fumble and Leon lett both happened on the same holiday
LittleBilly69 love you profile picture Stephen Gilmore picking off the rams in the super bowl I hate the rams
Excellent, well done! A great succinct explanation of the NFL on Thanksgiving Day. Doesn't get much better than that.
This year's games are GREAT!
Texans v lions
Redskins v Cowboys
And the Holy Grail
Ravens v Steelers
Jason Garret was the 3rd string qb and a Dallas Coach
So what ur telling me is that the lions have an 80 year tradition of losing?
Proud Lions fan here!
And that’s all we know, Football on Thanksgiving bay-bay!!!
The Butt Fumble didn’t bring everyone joy 😭🥺
His butt must have hurt
I was at that '93 game. My boss and I drove overnight from South Florida to get there. Afterwards, we had a great Thanksgiving dinner with my family who lived in the Dallas area.
6:25 that’s about the most unenthusiastic announcing I’ve heard
i’m thankful for this channel
NFL PLAYERS: LET'S EAT
TURKEYS: GOBBLE GOBBLE
IDK what I was doing I just wrote a random comment for likes
Why is the turkey so dark looking, is it cooked in some kind of marinade or do you guys just like it really well cooked?
I’m just here to see how much of this TPS is gonna steal for its video on thanksgiving football. We all know it’s coming
Jeremy Stanis Lmaooo
Thanks for the upload! 🤟🏽
As a sad jets fan don’t remind me of “the incident” from seven years ago
The Butt Fumble is the greatest blooper of the decade in Pro Sports.
No butts about it. GO PATRIOTS!
@@tylerlarsen1842 nice one
John Madden did the best play call all time scribbles best route
Am I the only one who thinks the narrator sounds like Chris Pratt?
The 4 F’s of Thanksgiving
Family
Fun
Food
FOOTBALL
You forgot number 5 !!
For
Unlawful
Carnal
Knowledge
I think I like the 3 games on thanksgiving more than family time 🤷♂️
Not the butt fumble 😭😂