Guest Author - Kori Ellis

On Thanksgiving, you can find plenty of good food, family and football. Watching football on Thanksgiving Day is a popular tradition across the country. Football was first played on the Thanksgiving holiday at the college and highschool level. In the 1930's, professional football began having Thanksgiving Day games.

The Dallas Cowboys have played on Thanksgiving every year since 1966, with two exceptions (1975 and 1975). Detroit, however, has an even longer standing part in Thanksgiving football. Detroit was host to their first Thanksgiving Day game back in 1934. Though the team lost, the tradition began. The Detroit Lioins have taken part in Thanksgiving games every season except for a hiatus from 1939 to 1944.

In last year's Thanksgiving Day football games, the Lions lost to Miami 27-10, while the Cowboys beat Tampa Bay by a score of 38-10. There was a third Thanksgiving day game last season, as the Chiefs topped the Broncos 19-10.

This season, everyone can enjoy three NFL games on Thanksgiving once again. In the early game, the Green Bay Packers will play the Lions at 12:30 p.m. ET. The second game features the Cowboys versus the New York Jets at 4:15 p.m. ET in Dallas. And then, if you haven't had enough football yet, you can watch the Indianapolis Colts take on the Atlanta Falcons at 8:15 p.m. ET in the evening game.

Will the Patriots remain unbeaten this week in their quest for the perfect 16-0 season?

Here is the rest of the Week 12 schedule:

Sunday, November 25th

Houston Texans @ Cleveland Browns - 1:00 p.m
Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars - 1:00 p.m
Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs - 1:00 p.m
Minnesota Vikings @ New York Giants - 1:00 p.m
Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Rams - 1:00 p.m
Washington Redskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 1:00 p.m
New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers - 1:00 p.m
Tennessee Titans @ Cincinnati Bengals - 1:00 p.m
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals - 4:05 p.m
Baltimore Ravens @ San Diego Charges - 4:15 p.m
Denver Broncos @ Chicago Bears - 4:15 p.m
Philadelphia Eagles @ New England Patriots - 8:15 p.m

Monday, November 26th

Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers - 8:30 p.m