Thanksgiving Day traditions run deep. For many in America, those traditions have long centered around family, football and the Dallas Cowboys – often all three of them at the same time.
Dallas will host an NFL game on Thanksgiving Day for the 48th time in the past 50 years on Thursday. The game always draws incredible TV ratings. Carolina, on the other hand, has never been invited to play on Thanksgiving Day – until this year.
The Panthers are stoked.
“It’s an honor,” quarterback Cam Newton said.
“We deserve it, but it is a privilege,” defensive end Kony Ealy said.