No other team in professional sports can claim to be as much a part of an American holiday as can the Detroit Lions with Thanksgiving. When you think of Thanksgiving, you think of football and the Lions.
The Thanksgiving tradition is older than 24 current NFL franchises, and Detroit’s passionate affair with the annual Thanksgiving Day game is evidenced by its growing popularity. Year after year, Detroiters look forward to not only spending Thanksgiving with their families, but they also enjoy sharing that time with the Lions.
The most recent illustration of this love affair has been shown by the support of the thousands of Lions’ fans who have flocked to the gates on Thanksgiving Day. With this year’s game being sold out, the Lions will extend their Thanksgiving Day sellout streak to 14 consecutive games.
November 22, 2007 will mark the 68th edition of Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day tradition, and the passion continues to burn brighter than ever before. The 2007 game will be the sixth played at Ford Field after playing the previous 27 at the Silverdome.
