This tweet serves two purposes: 1. To see how well (or badly) your team has performed through the years on Thanksgiving 2. To serve as a reminder that the infamous 'Butt Fumble' game took place 10 years ago tonight
The Lions have been hosting Thanksgiving games for 88 years, but not without controversy.in 1934 and has played on the holiday every year since 1945. The franchise has built a 37-43-2 record across its 82 Thanksgiving matchups, which are the most in league history.
In the beginning, the Lions routinely won most of their Thanksgiving contests. That has not been the case this century, though, as the Lions are 6-15 on Thanksgiving dating back to 2000. Calls for the team to be removed from the holiday slate increased leading into the 2008 game against the Tennessee Titans. Detroit was 0-11 on the season and had lost its last four Turkey Day matchups. Things got worse once the game started, as Tennessee rolled to a 47-10 blowout. Nonetheless, the NFLQuestions about the Lions’ Thanksgiving status have quieted since that defeat, but the team is in the midst of another holiday losing streak.
Their best Thanksgiving stretch came in the early 1980s, as they set a franchise record by winning six straight Turkey Day games from 1980 to 1985. The team has been just slightly better than the Lions on Thanksgiving in recent years, though. Dallas has lost three straight games and will look to avoid matching its longest Thanksgiving losing streak when it faces the division rival
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