Thanksgiving FB History
The two NFL teams traditionally host games on Thanksgiving Day every year
Who are the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys?
This Cowboys QB famously threw for over 5,000 yards in 2012 and played many Thanksgiving games.
Who is Tony Romo?
This Michigan QB set the school record for most career passing yards until it was broken in 2022.
Who is Chad Henne?
This rivalry between Auburn and Alabama is traditionally played Thanksgiving weekend.
What is the Iron Bowl?
John Madden’s first Thanksgiving broadcast was in this year.
What is 1981?
What infamous Thanksgiving play became known as the “Butt Fumble”?
Who is Mark Sanchez?
running into his lineman in the 2012 Jets vs Patriots game
This Lions WR once caught 3 TD passes on Thanksgiving in 2015.
Who is Calvin Johnson?
Michigan and Ohio State first played in this year.
What is 1897?
This game between Michigan and Ohio State usually falls on Thanksgiving weekend.
What is “The Game”?
The Detroit Lions’ annual Thanksgiving game was only canceled during these two events in U.S. history.
Who are the Philadelphia Eagles?
This team became the third regular Thanksgiving host starting in 2006 for the primetime game.
Who are the Chicago Bears?
This running back holds the record for most rushing yards in one Thanksgiving game (273).
Who is OJ Simpson?
This Michigan defensive coordinator was responsible for the “No-Fly Zone” secondary in 2016.
Who is Don Brown?
LSU faces this rival in the “Battle for the Golden Boot.”
Who is Arkansas?
He was the defensive coordinator for the 1989 Cowboys team during John Madden’s first “Turkey Leg Award.”
Who is Dave Wannstedt?
Which team joined the annual Thanksgiving tradition in 2006 as a rotating host?
The New Orleans Saints (actually, flexible rotating Thursday Night Football team—technically third game added in 2006)
This QB threw 6 touchdowns on Thanksgiving in 2014.
Who is Matthew Stafford?
This player, known for the “punt-six” vs. Michigan State in 2015, was the Wolverines’ long snapper involved in the infamous play.
Who is Scott Sypniewski?
This Texas rivalry, once a Thanksgiving staple, ended after 2011.
What is Texas vs. Texas A&M?
This former coach is the only one to win a Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, and Orange Bowl.
Who is Lou Holtz?
This team handed the Lions their worst Thanksgiving loss ever, by 41 points.
Who are the Tennessee Titans? (2008)
This Cowboys running back once ate a turkey leg on the field after scoring a touchdown in the 1990s.
Who is Emmitt Smith?
Only three Michigan players have ever won the Heisman Trophy. Name all three.
Who are Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard, and Charles Woodson?
This is the longest-running college football rivalry traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Yale vs. Princeton? (Sometimes Harvard–Yale is used depending on year)
This head coach led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1970s.
Who is Chuck Noll?