For decades, for millions of people, Thanksgiving has meant turkey and watching the Detroit Lions. Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Happy Thanksgiving. If you are like millions of people around the country, you’ll be sitting down on Thursday not just to a mouth-watering meal,

In 2024, the NFL commanded 79% of the handle during Thanksgiving week, well outpacing college basketball (13%) in second and college football (5%) in third, according to BetMGM data. The book also notes that all three Thanksgiving games ranked in the top 20% of the most-bet NFL games of the year, including playoffs.

That's what makes the return of Joe Burrow this week so commendable. The sixth-year quarterback didn't have to come back at all this season, let alone on the early end of an original three-month timeline after he underwent surgery for a turf toe injury in September.

We've reached Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season and the action kicks off with not one, not two, but three games on Thursday as it's Thanksgiving Day. The action begins with an NFC North clash between the Packers at Lions before moving to Dallas for a battle between the Chiefs and Cowboys.

American Thanksgiving is coming on Thursday, and with it, a host of exciting NFL matchups for a day of football and turkey, followed by another key showdown on Black Friday the day after - all on TSN.

With three Thanksgiving games, and a matchup of 8-3 teams on Black Friday, here's a breakdown of what you can feast on in NFL Week 13.