The Cowboys will play a 48th straight home game on Thanksgiving this year. Here's how that tradition started, as well as Dallas' record on Turkey Day.

Every Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys take to the NFL field. But have you ever wondered why that is?

The Lions have the most wins, and the most losses, of any NFL team playing on Thanksgiving. They hold a 38-45-2 record, according to ESPN. They beat the Chicago Bears 23-20 on Turkey Day last year, marking the first time in eight years Detroit has won on the holiday.

In 1934, Detroit Lions owner George Richards decided a good way to market his team was to play on Thanksgiving. He also agreed to allow NBC's radio station network to broadcast that first game between the Lions and Chicago Bears. He had hit on something, per the Hall of Fame:

The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always have games on Thanksgiving Day, but how did that start for each team?

The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys have released their final injury reports of the week ahead of their Week 13 Thanksgiving Day game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Just as the first injury reports for each club were estimates,

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott spoke to the media about what goes into the team's short week ahead of Thanksgiving after such a big, emotional win.