THANKSGIVING DAY FOOTBALL, 1920-2012(Home Team in capitals, games listed in chronological order.)(AFL)-American Football League, 1960-69.

Nov. 25, 1920 AKRON PROS 7, Canton Bulldogs 0Decatur Staleys 6, CHICAGO TIGERS 0ELYRIA (OH) ATHLETICS* 0, Columbus Panhandles 0DAYTON TRIANGLES 28, Detroit Heralds 0CHICAGO BOOSTERS* 27, Hammond Pros 0All-Tonawanda (NY) 14, ROCHESTER JEFFERSONS 3* Non league team. Games between league teams and non league teams counted in standings in 1920.

Nov. 24, 1921 Canton Bulldogs 14, AKRON PROS 0Buffalo All-Americans 7, CHICAGO STALEYS 6

Nov. 30, 1922 Buffalo All-Americans 21, ROCHESTER JEFFERSONS 0CHICAGO CARDINALS 6, Chicago Bears 0RACINE LEGION 3, Milwaukee Badgers 0Oorang Indians 18, COLUMBUS PANHANDLES 6CANTON BULLDOGS 14, Akron Pros 0

Nov. 29, 1923 CANTON BULLDOGS 28, Toledo Maroons 0CHICAGO BEARS 3, Chicago Cardinals 0GREEN BAY PACKERS 19, Hammond Pros 0Milwaukee Badgers 16, RACINE LEGION 0AKRON PROS 2, Buffalo All-Americans 0

Nov. 27, 1924 AKRON PROS 22, Buffalo Bisons 0Chicago Bears 21, CHICAGO CARDINALS 0FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 32, Dayton Triangles 7CLEVELAND BULLDOGS 53, Milwaukee Badgers 10 (at Canton, Ohio)Green Bay Packers 17, KANSAS CITY BLUES 6

Nov. 26, 1925 CHICAGO BEARS 0, Chicago Cardinals 0Kansas City Cowboys 17, CLEVELAND BULLDOGS 0 (at Hartford, Connecticut)Rock Island Independents 6, DETROIT PANTHERS 3POTTSVILLE MAROONS 31, Green Bay Packers 0

Nov. 25, 1926 New York Giants 17, BROOKLYN LIONS 0Los Angeles Buccaneers 9, DETROIT PANTHERS 6CHICAGO BEARS 0, Chicago Cardinals 0FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 20, Green Bay Packers 14POTTSVILLE MAROONS 8, Providence Steam Roller 0CANTON BULLDOGS 0, Akron Pros 0

Nov. 24, 1927 Chicago Cardinals 3, CHICAGO BEARS 0POTTSVILLE MAROONS 6, Providence Steam Roller 0Green Bay Packers 17, FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 9Cleveland Bulldogs 30, NEW YORK YANKEES 19

Nov. 29, 1928 Providence Steam Roller 7, POTTSVILLE MAROONS 0DETROIT WOLVERINES 33, Dayton Triangles 0FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 2, Green Bay Packers 0CHICAGO BEARS 34, Chicago Cardinals 0

Nov. 28, 1929 New York Giants 21, STATEN ISLAND STAPLETONS 7FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 0, Green Bay Packers 0Chicago Cardinals 40, CHICAGO BEARS 6

Nov. 27, 1930 STATEN ISLAND STAPLETONS 7, New York Giants 6BROOKLYN DODGERS 33, Providence Steam Roller 12Green Bay Packers 25, FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS 7CHICAGO BEARS 6, Chicago Cardinals 0

Nov. 26, 1931 Green Bay Packers 38, PROVIDENCE STEAM ROLLER 7STATEN ISLAND STAPLETONS 9, New York Giants 6CHICAGO BEARS 18, Chicago Cardinals 7

Nov. 24, 1932 CHICAGO BEARS 34, Chicago Cardinals 0Green Bay Packers 7, BROOKLYN DODGERS 0STATEN ISLAND STAPLETONS 13, New York Giants 13

Nov. 30, 1933 Chicago Bears 22, CHICAGO CARDINALS 6New York Giants 10, BROOKLYN DODGERS 0

Nov. 29, 1934 CHICAGO CARDINALS 6, Green Bay Packers 0Chicago Bears 19, DETROIT LIONS 16New York Giants 27, BROOKLYN DODGERS 0

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Nov. 28, 1935 New York Giants 21, BROOKLYN DODGERS 0CHICAGO CARDINALS 9, Green Bay Packers 7DETROIT LIONS 14, Chicago Bears 2

Nov. 26, 1936 DETROIT LIONS 13, Chicago Bears 7New York Giants 14, BROOKLYN DODGERS 0

Nov. 25, 1937 Chicago Bears 13, DETROIT LIONS 0BROOKLYN DODGERS 13, New York Giants 13

Nov. 24, 1938 DETROIT LIONS 14, Chicago Bears 7BROOKLYN DODGERS 7, New York Giants 7

Nov. 23, 1939# PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 14

Nov. 28, 1940# PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 7, Pittsburgh Steelers 0

# In 1939 and 1940, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving one week earlier. Various states celebrated on the date declared bythe President, while other states recognized the traditional fourth Thursday of the month. In 1941, Thanksgiving was sanctioned byCongress to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, which it has been ever since.

Nov. 22, 1945 Cleveland Rams 28, DETROIT LIONS 21

Nov. 28, 1946 Boston Yanks 34, DETROIT LIONS 10

Nov. 27, 1947 Chicago Bears 34, DETROIT LIONS 14

Nov. 25, 1948 Chicago Cardinals 28, DETROIT LIONS 14

Nov. 24, 1949 Chicago Bears 28, DETROIT LIONS 7

Nov. 23, 1950 DETROIT LIONS 49, New York Yanks 14Pittsburgh Steelers 28, CHICAGO CARDINALS 17

Nov. 22, 1951 DETROIT LIONS 52, Green Bay Packers 35

Nov. 27, 1952 DETROIT LIONS 48, Green Bay Packers 24DALLAS TEXANS 27, Chicago Bears 23 (at Akron, Ohio)

Nov. 26, 1953 DETROIT LIONS 34, Green Bay Packers 15

Nov. 25, 1954 DETROIT LIONS 28, Green Bay Packers 24

Nov. 24, 1955 DETROIT LIONS 24, Green Bay Packers 10

Nov. 22, 1956 Green Bay Packers 24, DETROIT LIONS 20

Nov. 28, 1957 DETROIT LIONS 18, Green Bay Packers 6

Nov. 27, 1958 DETROIT LIONS 24, Green Bay Packers 14

Nov. 26, 1959 Green Bay Packers 24, DETROIT LIONS 17

Nov. 24, 1960 DETROIT LIONS 23, Green Bay Packers 10(AFL) - NEW YORK TITANS 41, Dallas Texans 35

Nov. 23, 1961 Green Bay Packers 17, DETROIT LIONS 9(AFL) - NEW YORK TITANS 21, Buffalo Bills 14

Nov. 22, 1962 DETROIT LIONS 26, Green Bay Packers 14(AFL) - New York Titans 46, DENVER BRONCOS 45

Nov. 28, 1963 DETROIT LIONS 13, Green Bay Packers 13(AFL) - Oakland Raiders 26, DENVER BRONCOS 10

Nov. 26, 1964 Chicago Bears 27, DETROIT LIONS 24(AFL) - Buffalo Bills 27, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 24

Nov. 25, 1965 DETROIT LIONS 24, Baltimore Colts 24(AFL) - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 20, Buffalo Bills 20

Nov. 24, 1966 San Francisco 49ers 41, DETROIT LIONS 14DALLAS COWBOYS 26, Cleveland Browns 14(AFL) - Buffalo Bills 31, OAKLAND RAIDERS 10

Nov. 23, 1967 Los Angeles Rams 31, DETROIT LIONS 7DALLAS COWBOYS 46, St. Louis Cardinals 21(AFL) - Oakland Raiders 44, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 22(AFL) - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 24, Denver Broncos 20

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Nov. 28, 1968 Philadelphia Eagles 12, DETROIT LIONS 0DALLAS COWBOYS 29, Washington Redskins 20(AFL) - OAKLAND RAIDERS 13, Buffalo Bills 10(AFL) - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 24, Houston Oilers 10

Nov. 27, 1969 Minnesota Vikings 27, DETROIT LIONS 0DALLAS COWBOYS 24, San Francisco 49ers 24(AFL) - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 31, Denver Broncos 17(AFL) - San Diego Chargers 21, HOUSTON OILERS 17

Nov. 26, 1970 DETROIT LIONS 28, Oakland Raiders 14DALLAS COWBOYS 16, Green Bay Packers 3

Nov. 25, 1971 DETROIT LIONS 32, Kansas City Chiefs 21DALLAS COWBOYS 28, Los Angeles Rams 21

Nov. 23, 1972 DETROIT LIONS 37, New York Jets 20San Francisco 49ers 31, DALLAS COWBOYS 10

Nov. 22, 1973 Washington Redskins 20, DETROIT LIONS 0Miami Dolphins 14, DALLAS COWBOYS 7

Nov. 28, 1974 Denver Broncos 31, DETROIT LIONS 27DALLAS COWBOYS 24, Washington Redskins 23

Nov. 27, 1975 Los Angeles Rams 20, DETROIT LIONS 0Buffalo Bills 32, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 14

Nov. 25, 1976 DETROIT LIONS 27, Buffalo Bills 14DALLAS COWBOYS 19, St. Louis Cardinals 14

Nov. 24, 1977 Chicago Bears 31, DETROIT LIONS 14Miami Dolphins 55, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 14

Nov. 23, 1978 DETROIT LIONS 17, Denver Broncos 14DALLAS COWBOYS 37, Washington Redskins 10

Nov. 22, 1979 DETROIT LIONS 20, Chicago Bears 0Houston Oilers 30, DALLAS COWBOYS 24

Nov. 27, 1980 Chicago Bears 23, DETROIT LIONS 17 (OT)DALLAS COWBOYS 51, Seattle Seahawks 7

Nov. 26, 1981 DETROIT LIONS 27, Kansas City Chiefs 10DALLAS COWBOYS 10, Chicago Bears 9

Nov. 25, 1982 New York Giants 13, DETROIT LIONS 6DALLAS COWBOYS 31, Cleveland Browns 14

Nov. 24, 1983 DETROIT LIONS 45, Pittsburgh Steelers 3DALLAS COWBOYS 35, St. Louis Cardinals 17

Nov. 22, 1984 DETROIT LIONS 31, Green Bay Packers 28DALLAS COWBOYS 20, New England Patriots 17

Nov. 28, 1985 DETROIT LIONS 31, New York Jets 20DALLAS COWBOYS 35, St. Louis Cardinals 17

Nov. 27, 1986 Green Bay Packers 44, DETROIT LIONS 40Seattle Seahawks 31, DALLAS COWBOYS 14

Nov. 26, 1987 Kansas City Chiefs 27, DETROIT LIONS 20Minnesota Vikings 44, DALLAS COWBOYS 38 (OT)

Nov. 24, 1988 Minnesota Vikings 23, DETROIT LIONS 0Houston Oilers 25, DALLAS COWBOYS 17

Nov. 23, 1989 DETROIT LIONS 13, Cleveland Browns 10Philadelphia Eagles 27, DALLAS COWBOYS 0

Nov. 22, 1990 DETROIT LIONS 40, Denver Broncos 27DALLAS COWBOYS 27, Washington Redskins 17

Nov. 28, 1991 DETROIT LIONS 16, Chicago Bears 6DALLAS COWBOYS 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 10

Nov. 26, 1992 Houston Oilers 24, DETROIT LIONS 21DALLAS COWBOYS 30, New York Giants 3

Nov. 25, 1993 Chicago Bears 10, DETROIT LIONS 6Miami Dolphins 16, DALLAS COWBOYS 14

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THANKSGIVING DAY RECORDS*NFL record; stats compiled by Elias Sports Bureau.

SCORING / Most Touchdowns, Game 6 Ernie Nevers, Chi. Cardinals vs. Chi. Bears,

Nov. 28, 1929*4 Doc Elliott, Cleveland vs. Milwaukee, Nov. 27, 1924

Sterling Sharpe, Green Bay at Dallas, Nov. 24, 1994Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia vs. Arizona,

Nov. 27, 20083 By many players

RUSHING / Most Yards Rushing, Game 273 O.J. Simpson, Buffalo at Detroit, Nov. 25, 1976198 Bob Hoernschemeyer, Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees,

Nov. 23, 1950195 Earl Campbell, Houston at Dallas, Nov. 22, 1979

PASSING / Most Yards Passing, Game 455 Troy Aikman, Dallas vs. Minnesota, Nov. 26, 1998441 Matthew Stafford, Detroit vs. Houston, Nov. 22, 2012

(OT)Tony Romo, Dallas vs. Washington, Nov. 22, 2012

410 Scott Mitchell, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 23, 1995

PASS RECEIVINGRECEPTIONS / Most Pass Receptions, Game

12 Brett Perriman, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 23, 1995Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis at Detroit, Nov. 25, 2004

11 Daryl Johnston, Dallas vs. Miami, Nov. 25, 1993Michael Irvin, Dallas vs. Kansas City, Nov. 23, 1995

YARDS GAINED / Most Yards on Pass Receptions, Game 303 Jim Benton, Cleveland at Detroit, Nov. 22, 1945188 Andre Johnson, Houston at Detroit, Nov. 22, 2012 (OT)185 Lance Alworth, San Diego vs. Buffalo, Nov. 26, 1964

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Nov. 24, 1994 DETROIT LIONS 35, Buffalo Bills 21DALLAS COWBOYS 42, Green Bay Packers 31

Nov. 23, 1995 DETROIT LIONS 44, Minnesota Vikings 38DALLAS COWBOYS 24, Kansas City Chiefs 12

Nov. 28, 1996 Kansas City Chiefs 28, DETROIT LIONS 24DALLAS COWBOYS 21, Washington Redskins 10

Nov. 27, 1997 DETROIT LIONS 55, Chicago Bears 20Tennessee Titans 27, DALLAS COWBOYS 14

Nov. 26, 1998 DETROIT LIONS 19, Pittsburgh Steelers 16 (OT)Minnesota Vikings 46, DALLAS COWBOYS 36

Nov. 25, 1999 DETROIT LIONS 21, Chicago Bears 17DALLAS COWBOYS 20, Miami Dolphins 0

Nov. 23, 2000 DETROIT LIONS 34, New England Patriots 9Minnesota Vikings 27, DALLAS COWBOYS 15

Nov. 22, 2001 Green Bay Packers 29, DETROIT LIONS 27Denver Broncos 26, DALLAS COWBOYS 24

Nov. 28, 2002 New England Patriots 20, DETROIT LIONS 12DALLAS COWBOYS 27, Washington Redskins 20

Nov. 27, 2003 DETROIT LIONS 22, Green Bay Packers 14Miami Dolphins 40, DALLAS COWBOYS 21

Nov. 25, 2004 Indianapolis Colts 41, DETROIT LIONS 9DALLAS COWBOYS 21, Chicago Bears 7

Nov. 24, 2005 Atlanta Falcons 27, DETROIT LIONS 7Denver Broncos 24, DALLAS COWBOYS 21 (OT)

Nov. 23, 2006 Miami Dolphins 27, DETROIT LIONS 10DALLAS COWBOYS 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 19, Denver Broncos 10

Nov. 22, 2007 Green Bay Packers 37, DETROIT LIONS 26DALLAS COWBOYS 34, New York Jets 3Indianapolis Colts 31, ATLANTA FALCONS 13

Nov. 27, 2008 Tennessee Titans 47, DETROIT LIONS 10DALLAS COWBOYS 34, Seattle Seahawks 9PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 48, Arizona Cardinals 20

Nov. 26, 2009 Green Bay Packers 34, DETROIT LIONS 12DALLAS COWBOYS 24, Oakland Raiders 7DENVER BRONCOS 26, New York Giants 6

Nov. 25, 2010 New England Patriots 45, DETROIT LIONS 24New Orleans Saints 30, DALLAS COWBOYS 27NEW YORK JETS 26, Cincinnati Bengals 10

Nov. 24, 2011 Green Bay Packers 27, DETROIT LIONS 15DALLAS COWBOYS 20, Miami Dolphins 19BALTIMORE RAVENS 16, San Francisco 49ers 6

Nov. 22, 2012 Houston Texans 34, DETROIT LIONS 31 (OT)Washington Redskins 38, DALLAS COWBOYS 31New England Patriots 49, NEW YORK JETS 19