How to Spend Thanksgiving on the Couch: All-Day Sports Schedule, TV Coverage
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The Lions are 37-43-2 in Thanksgiving Day games.
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The tradition of football on Thanksgiving Day began in 1934 with the Lions, and since then it has evolved to include many other teams that have been slated into the rotation. But it’s the Cowboys and the Lions that are the heart of the tradition: with the exception of a few years, both teams have played on Thanksgiving Day each year for more than 50 years. What started as strategy by then-Detroit owner George A. Richards to attract more fans has morphed into a holiday staple that football watchers can count on each year.
While the turkey is being cooked or the leftover stuffing is being packed away, here is a complete sports schedule to keep you glued to the couch all day long—and this year, sports fans can get started first thing in the morning with the FIFA World Cup games also in the mix.
Schedule
All times Eastern. Watch live with fuboTV.
Morning
World Cup: Switzerland vs. Cameroon
Airing on FS1 at 5:00 a.m.
World Cup: Uruguay vs. South Korea
Airing on FS1 at 8:00 a.m.
World Cup: Portugal vs. Ghana
Airing on FOX at 11:00 a.m.
College Basketball: Sienna vs. Florida State
Airing on ESPN2 at 11:00 a.m.
Midday
NFL: Bills at Lions
Airing on CBS at 12:30 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball: Wisconsin vs. Georgia
Airing on ESPN3 at 1:00 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Portland vs. North Carolina
Airing on ESPN at 1:00 p.m.
World Cup: Brazil vs. Serbia
Airing on FOX at 2:00 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Villanova vs. Iowa State
Airing on ESPN2 at 2:30 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Oregon State vs. Duke
Airing on ESPN at 3:00 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Oklahoma vs. Nebraska
Airing on ESPN at 4:00 p.m.
NFL: Giants at Cowboys
Airing on FOX at 4:30 p.m.
Evening
Women’s College Basketball: North Carolina at Oregon
Airing on TBD at 5:00 p.m.
College Football: Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Airing on ESPN at 7:00 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: UConn at Oregon
Airing on ESPN2 at 8:00 p.m.
NFL: Patriots at Vikings
Airing on NBC at 8:20 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa State at Michigan State
Airing on TBD at 7:30 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Alabama at Michigan State
Airing on ESPN at 10:30 p.m.
