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For their annual Thanksgiving Day game, the Lions hosted their NFC North Division rivals, the then-undefeated Green Bay Packers. After a scoreless first quarter, Detroit trailed in the second quarter after Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings .
Several other NFL teams played regularly on Thanksgiving in the first eighteen years of the league, including the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals (1922–33; the Bears played the Lions from 1934 to 1938 while the Cardinals switched to the Green Bay Packers for 1934 and 1935), Frankford Yellow Jackets, Pottsville Maroons, Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs (even after the team moved to ...
The Detroit Lions playing on Thanksgiving is as much of an American tradition as eating turkey, ... 2011: vs. Green Bay Packers L, 27-15. 2012: vs. Houston Texans L, 34-31 (OT)
Nov. 24, 2011: Green Bay Packers 27, Detroit Lions 15 Nov. 26, 2009 : Green Bay Packers 34, Detroit Lions 12 Nov. 22, 2007 : Green Bay Packers 37, Detroit Lions 26
Lions 21, Packers 17 (December 15, 1991) – The Lions staved off a last minute comeback attempt by the Packers offense led by quarterback Mike Tomczak to wrap up a four-point victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field. The game was the last time the Lions defeated the Packers in the state of Wisconsin until 2015, as the Packers held a 24-game ...
From Lombardi's clashes with the Lions to an uplifting 2023 turning point, these are the memorable Packers games on Thanksgiving.
The 2011 NFL season was the 92nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the 46th of the Super Bowl era. It began on Thursday, September 8, 2011, with the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers defeating the Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field and ended with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium ...
The Detroit Lions take on the Chicago Bears this year on Thanksgiving in their 20th matchup on the holiday in a tradition dating back to 1934.