Thanksgiving Day is traditionally brought you by the three F's: Family, food and football.
Dec. 9: Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning calls a teammate to the huddle in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn.
While the Lions have been on the receiving end of some of their opponents’ best performances, Detroit received one of the best rushing games from Barry Sanders on Thanksgiving 1997. The running back scored three touchdowns and rushed for 167 yards against theDetroit won the game, 55-20, and improved to 7-6 on the season at that point. Sanders went on to rush for 2,053 yards and win the NFL MVP award. He would retire from football after the 1998 season.
The Lions and Steelers were tied 16-16 at the end of the fourth quarter and ahead of the overtime period when Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis was set to call the coin flip. Bettis appeared to call tails, but referee Phil Luckett was heard saying,"Heads is the call." The controversy led then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to change the coin-flip rules and have the captain make the ball before the referee tossed the coin.Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets goes through the pre-game warms ups prior to the start of the pre-season game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on August 9, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions defeated the Jets 26-17.
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