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Another Thanksgiving will come and go without the Jacksonville Jaguars making an appearance on the holiday.
The Jaguars began play in 1995 and have never been scheduled Thanksgiving.
Has any team other than the Jaguars never played on Thanksgiving?
No. Every other NFL team has appeared on Thanksgiving,. Three teams have played just once on Thanksgiving, including Tampa Bay, Cincinnati and the team that enetred the league with the Jaguars, the Carolina Panthers.
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When was the first NFL Thanksgiving Day game held?
According to profootballhalloffame.com, the first official NFL game on Thanksgiving was played on Nov. 29, 1934, between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. The tradition was started by the Lions owner George A. Richards to boost ticket sales and attendance. This became an annual tradition for the Lions, who have played every Thanksgiving since, with a few breaks for World War II.
Other football teams had played games on Thanksgiving dating back to 1920. On Nov. 25, 1920, six games were held, including matchups such as the Canton Bulldogs at the Akron Pros and the All-Tonawanda at the Rochester Jeffersons.
What team has played the most Thanksgiving Day games?
The Detroit Lions have played the most on Thanksgiving, with 85. The Dallas Cowboys are next with 57. The Green Bay Packers (38) and Chicago Bears (38) are tied for third-most Thanksgiving Day appearances.
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Despite the Lions having played 28 more Thanksgiving Day games than the Cowboys, Detroit only holds a slight edge on Dallas for most wins on Thanksgiving (38-34).
Have there always been Thanksgiving Day Prime Time games?
No. Since 2006, a third game has also been played in prime time on Thanksgiving night. Unlike the two afternoon games which feature the Cowboys and Lions in separate games, this game has no fixed teams.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Do Jacksonville Jaguars play on Thanksgiving? Still awaiting its turn