Thanksgiving Day NFL schedule 2022: Which teams are playing, kickoff times and more

Thanksgiving Day soccer simply hits totally different, and this season’s slate of motion will function three video games with six groups vying for the playoffs.

The Buffalo Payments and the Detroit Lions begin issues off within the early afternoon because the appetizer for the day. The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will face off for the primary course. 

And, for dessert, the Minnesota Vikings will tackle the New England Patriots.

The Lions and the Cowboys are Thanksgiving Day staples like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and awkward dinner desk conversations. Detroit has hosted a Thanksgiving Day sport yearly since 1934, and Dallas has hosted a sport each vacation since 1966 apart from 1975 and 1977.

In 1925, the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals performed to a 0-0 tie at Wrigley Subject in entrance of a crowd of 36,000. In 1934, the Lions performed the Bears Thanksgiving Day within the first nationally televised broadcast of a soccer sport. Bronko Nagurski threw a 2-yard landing go to Invoice Hewitt to seal a 19-16 victory of their first assembly.

This 12 months, the NFL will honor the late John Madden all through the day. Madden died on the age of 85 final 12 months, just some days after his documentary was launched. The league stated the inaugural “John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration” will function particular tributes on CBS, FOX and NBC all through the slate of video games.

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Lions (4-6) vs. Payments (7-3) – 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS

Detroit Lions operating again Jamaal Williams (30) celebrates after scoring a landing throughout the first half of a sport towards the New York Giants Nov. 20, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. 
(AP Picture/John Munson)

The Lions are within the combine on Thanksgiving as they’re yearly, and they’re coming into a matchup with the Payments seeking to disrupt Buffalo’s playoff hopes. Detroit has received three straight behind Jared Goff, Jamaal Williams and an energized protection.

Buffalo bought again within the saddle with a win over the Browns final week. Josh Allen hopes to curtail the errors towards the Lions and never sink Buffalo in such a pivotal matchup at this level of the season. Allen can be undefeated on Thanksgiving (2-0). He had 204 passing yards and a landing go in his earlier Thanksgiving sport towards the Lions

Detroit will hope Jamaal Williams can proceed his tear. He had three dashing touchdowns final week and have become the fourth participant since 2000 with a number of dashing touchdowns in no less than 5 of his group’s first 10 video games of a season.

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The Payments are 5-4-1 all-time on Thanksgiving, and the Lions are 37-43-2.

Cowboys (7-3) vs. Giants (7-3) – 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX

Donovan Wilson of the Dallas Cowboys takes down Daniel Jones (8) of the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium Sept. 26, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Cowboys defeated the Giants 23-16.
(Jim McIsaac/Getty Photographs)

The Cowboys and Giants meet on Thanksgiving for the primary time since 1992. The groups are in utterly totally different spots than after they first met at MetLife Stadium Sept. 26.

Dallas is gaining momentum in its bid for an NFC East title. The Cowboys are seventh in factors scored and 14th in yards gained, and their protection is first in factors allowed and ninth in yards allowed. The Cowboys have received 10 out of their final 11 video games towards the Giants.

New York is seeking to bounce again from a defeat at dwelling to the Lions. However getting previous the Dallas protection with an injury-riddled group goes to be a tricky activity. Particularly when a man like Micah Parsons is coming into Reggie White territory.

Parsons recorded his eighth profession sport with no less than two sacks, tying Shawne Merriman and Reggie White for the “second-most such video games by a participant in his first two NFL seasons since 1982,” in accordance with the NFL.

The Cowboys are 31-22-1 on Thanksgiving. The Giants are 6-4-3.

Vikings (8-2) vs. Patriots (6-4) – 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (25) runs in a punt return for a landing throughout the second half of a sport Nov. 20, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass.
(AP Picture/Michael Dwyer)

Closing out the Thanksgiving festivities would be the Vikings and the Patriots.

New England is coming off an electrical win over the New York Jets Sunday, due to a punt return landing from Marcus Jones. The Patriots have probably the greatest defenses within the league. That Pats are second in factors allowed and fourth in yards allowed. It could be powerful for the Vikings to get its offense going.

However, in fact, they’ve Justin Jefferson. The star extensive receiver enters the sport with 4,109 profession receiving yards and will go Randy Moss for essentially the most receiving yards by a participant in his first three seasons in NFL historical past.

Minnesota is 6-2 on Thanksgiving, and the Patriots are 3-2.