Detroit Lions and Thanksgiving Day History
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Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Goff
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The two music superstars performed together for the first time during the game's halftime show. Both broke big out of Detroit in the early 2000s.
Parsons made NFL history on Thursday, as he became the first player ever to record 12 or more sacks in each of his first five seasons in the league. The 26-year-old entered Ford Field with 10 sacks on the season, and he left with 12.5, half a sack behind Brian Burns for the second-most in the league.
The Detroit Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, face the Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Jordan Love, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 (9/7/25) at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs set career highs in receptions (11), rushing yards (219) and scrimmage yards (264) in last week's win over the Giants.
The Detroit Lions legend has been named a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame's 2026 class. Brown, who had never previously made it to this stage in the process, is one of six offensive linemen to be a semifinalist this year, alongside Willie Anderson, Jahri Evans, Richmond Webb, Steve Wisniewski and Marshal Yanda.
Buffalo Bills were once a Thanksgiving staple. Here is their history. There was a point a few years ago when the Buffalo Bills were almost as much a mainstay on Thanksgiving Day as the traditional turkey day host teams, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys.