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It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without turkey, pumpkin pie and football.
And that football always includes the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys.
This year is no different, as the Lions defeated the Chicago Bears on Thursday before the Cowboys hosted the New York Giants. Jim Reineking of USA Today provided an explanation for why those two NFC teams host a game every Thanksgiving before Thursday's contests kicked off.
For the Lions, it all started with George A. Richards' decision to purchase the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans for $8,000 and then move them to Detroit to become the Lions.