Like many people, I finally decided to find out why
the Detroit Lions get the privilege of playing football on Thanksgiving and
came to understand that it was the Lions franchise, way back in 1934, that
started the tradition. It's not so much an NFL tradition - it is a Lions
tradition. Simple enough.
Or is it? Some remain perplexed - how can, or better yet, why should - the
Lions, one of the league's woebegone franchises (how many teams can boast an 0-16 season?) manage to keep getting these
games even though they're such a bad team? Shouldn't the NFL showcase
good teams?
The answer is both yes and no - and the league has responded very well to both.
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