Turkey Day Game
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Turkey Day Game is a colloquial American term for an annual football game played on Thanksgiving Day. The term “Turkey Day” is itself a colloquial reference to the American national holiday Thanksgiving Day, on which day the traditional meal is a turkey dinner.
The Turkey Day Game is usually a game between high-school football teams. It may be a game between traditional arch-rival schools, or the game may be the culmination of league play among a high-school league, in which the winners of this game will be the league champions for the year.
The Turkey Day Game custom dates back at least 100 years, possibly as long as there have been schools with football teams. Turkey Day Games are a widespread American tradition.
The oldest high school Turkey Day Game rivalries include one in Pennsylvania (Phillipsburg H.S. in NJ and Easton H.S. in PA play their 100th game on ESPN2 at Lafayette College in PA, Thanksgiving 2006) and one in Missouri between Kirkwood High School and Webster Groves High School, which is over 100 years old. Drawing thousands of people every year, The game has grown in popularity to the likes of the local news and cable broadcasts of the game. As well as being recognized by ESPN, the game has even garnered a multi-page exclusive article written about the game by Sports Illustrated.
In the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions usually play home games on Thanksgiving, called the Thanksgiving Classic.
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