Kansas City is 5-5 in its 10 Thanksgiving contests, but has not played on the holiday since 2006, when Larry Johnson rushed for 157 yards to lead the Chiefs to a win over the division-rival Broncos. That was also the first year that the league played a Thursday night game on Thanksgiving in addition to the games hosted by the Lions and Cowboys.

Cowboys have a chance to make their season in the next two weeks, and it begins with Thanksgiving game against the Chiefs

OL Tate Ratledge speaks to reporters about his first NFL game on Thanksgiving in the Lions' Week 13 matchup vs the Green Bay Packers.

While matchups and teams have changed over the years, Thanksgiving remains an important game day for high school football teams throughout Western Massachusetts. Ten games will be played involving WMass schools this holiday (one on Wednesday, nine on Thursday), some with tradition that dates back over 100 years.

The feast of the week is Miami taking on No. 9 BYU in a neutral-site game. This is one of the most important games of the season for the Ca

9. Keep the game rules simple. Two catches is a first down. Loudly count three “Mississippis” before rushing at the QB, or eight “Mississippis” if the QB gave birth to you. Halftime at the first pulled hamstring. Game over when the ambulance arrives.

A few high school teams get to play their Thanksgiving football game there each year and I’ve always thought, ‘Why couldn’t that be us?"

Arizona and Arizona State will square off for the Territorial Cup this weekend. Kenny Dillingham has always associated that game with Thanksgiving.