The NFL on Thanksgiving Day has featured some memorable moments, from Clint Longley leading a Cowboys comeback in 1974 and a national TV showcase for the incomparable Barry Sanders to the ...

The Lions played their first Thanksgiving game in 1934, their first season in Detroit. Then-owner George A ... through 1944 but came back when the NFL reinstated Thanksgiving games in 1945 ...

When the Detroit Lions host the Chicago Bears to open ... Well for that, there is one man to thank: George A Richards. Before the NFL was even dreamed up, the Yale v Princeton game, first played ...

The Detroit Lions remain at the top of the NFC North ... pass breakups for a defense that ranked toward the bottom of the NFL with seven interceptions. In free agency, the Packers signed the ...

NFL power rankings entering Week 12 of the 2024 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Detroit Lions (2): With K.C ... San Francisco 49ers (11): TE George Kittle is hurt.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle unlikely to play Week 11 due to hamstring injury. Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LeFleur breaks down the ...

As explained by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the tradition dates back to 1934 when George A. Richards bought the Portsmouth Spartans, moved them to Detroit and rebranded the club as the Lions.

Watch highlights from the Week 15 matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers during the 2024 NFL season ... Purdy connects with tight end George Kittle for a 33-yard gain ...

The opening act for the latest Bills-Chiefs showdown doubled as the wildest three hours of the NFL season ... The moment that encapsulated the Detroit Lions’ attitude arrived with about five ...

For the NFL ... the Lions are looking to gain some traction in a town dominated by baseball's Tigers. Enter George A. Richards, who bought the Portsmouth Spartans and moved them to Detroit in ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Ninety years ago, former NFL owner George A. Richards purchased the Portsmouth Spartans, moving the franchise to Detroit as the Lions and they would get off to a sweltering 10-1 ...

In 1934, Detroit Lions owner George Richards decided a good way to ... so he volunteered his team to play. The NFL was concerned about how many tickets the Cowboys could sell that day, but the ...