The oldest Thanksgiving rivalry: Yale-Princeton It is specific opponents, who’ve had the capacity to ruin whole holidays for their rivals and those rivals’ fans.Įven though college football’s modern Rivalry Week is less about Thanksgiving Day itself, we can still learn some things by looking back at what Turkey Day has meant since very near the beginning of the sport. So, it’s not just the sport that’s become part of a lot of families’ Thanksgiving traditions. One of the best parts of college football Thanksgiving is that it’s historically been a key part of Rivalry Week, the thing CFB does better than any other sport. Still, the college version remains America’s oldest sports tradition on this holiday. Why compete with the NFL? Modern dynamics made it inevitable that college football would reduce its Thanksgiving presence. There have been more than 1,400 FBS-equivalent games on Thanksgiving itself, starting well before the end of the 19th century and running to now.īut they’ve tapered off, starting during World War II and continuing since the NFL made Thanksgiving broadcasts one of its own annual staples, starting in the 1970s. Four teams have yet to earn a win: Browns, Bengals, Buccaneers and Jaguars.College football used to own Thanksgiving Day.Four teams have yet to suffer a loss on Thanksgiving - Ravens, Saints, Panthers and Texans.The Jacksonville Jaguars are the only team to have never played a game on Thanksgiving.
The Broncos hold a 2-0 edge over the Cowboys on turkey day, and a 1-2 record against the Lions.
Denver has historically struggled on Thanksgiving, compiling just a 4-7 record.Kyle Orton threw a touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, and Knowshon Moreno ran one into the end zone. The Broncos haven’t played a Thanksgiving game since 2009, when they beat the Giants, 26-6.Receiving - Michael Thomas (1,242 yds).įalcons team leader: Passing - Matt Ryan (2,934 yds). Saints team leader: Passing - Drew Brees (1,607 yds). Last Thanksgiving game: Saints beat Falcons, 31-17, on Nov. Thanksgiving record: Saints (2-0), Falcons (1-2)
New Orleans Saints (9-2) at Atlanta Falcons (3-8) Receiving - John Brown (856 yds).Ĭowboys team leaders: Passing - Dak Prescott (3,433 yds). 22, 2018.īills team leaders: Passing - Josh Allen (2,360 yds). Last Thanksgiving game: Bills lost to the Lions, 35-21 on Nov. NFL Thanksgiving 2019 games: Here is the schedule of the matchups – The Denver Post
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