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What is the Lions' Record on Thanksgiving? Full Year-by-Year History

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A young Detroit Lions fans holds up his sign in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the annual Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field. | David Reginek-Imagn Images

The Detroit Lions and Thanksgiving go hand in hand. The hottest team in the league has hosted one of the NFL's Thanksgiving Day games annually since 1934.

Initially, the Lions' Turkey Day game was a ploy to get fans into the building. The team's first owner, George A. Richards, started the tradition as a gimmick to sell tickets. Now, the Lions kick off the NFL's Thanksgiving Day slate in the early afternoon time slot year in and year out.

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