For the Lions, this game is part of a tough post-bye week schedule, wherein they play the Vikings (loss), Commanders (win), Eagles, Giants, Packers, Cowboys and Rams all in a row. That game against Dallas the week after Thanksgiving is also on "Thursday Night Football."

Green Bay Packers running back Emanuel Wilson will make his first NFL start today against the Minnesota Vikings.

Ronika Stone is the number one fan of Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love. The 27-year-old professional volleyball player has been by Love’s side for the past half-decade, supporting the former Utah State Aggies star even before he made it big in the NFL.

Back then, the NFL was still called the American Professional Football Association, and the date of Thanksgiving hadn't yet been written into federal law. In the more than 100 years since – and excepting the 1941 through 1944 period during World War II – there has been at least one football game on Thanksgiving annually.