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1976: The Buffalo Bills managed both best and worst offensive performances in the history of NFL Thanksgiving football when O. J. Simpson ran for 273 yards, an NFL record. Bills reserve quarterback Gary Marangi made history of another sort, completing only 4 of 21 pass attempts for 29 yards and a rating of just 19.7.
The 1976 Dallas Cowboys season was their 17th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning eleven games. [ 1 ] They qualified for the playoffs, but were stunned by the Los Angeles Rams 14–12 in the Divisional round.
The Lions would play the Bears in the first ever Thanksgiving Day NFL game in 1934. The site would be the University of Detroit Stadium with 26,000 people in attendance, according to the Pro ...
While the Lions have the most Thanksgiving day appearances, all 32 NFL teams have kicked off on Thanksgiving Day. Here's their record by team: Arizona Cardinals : 6-15-2
The NFL added a second Thanksgiving game in 1966. Dallas Cowboys team president Tex Schramm volunteered his team to play in a Thanksgiving game , as long as Dallas could host the game each year.
Thanksgiving Day football games in the United States are nearly as old as the game—and the organized holiday—themselves. The first Thanksgiving Day football game took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving Day of 1869, less than two weeks after Rutgers defeated Princeton in New Brunswick, New Jersey in what is widely recognized as the first intercollegiate football game in the ...
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers . This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL–NFL merger , which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter.
Where to watch NFL Thanksgiving games The Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions Rams will air on CBS at 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys will air on FOX ...