The NFL has made a foray into scheduling Christmas Day games in recent seasons, but the holiday with which it remains most closely associated is Thanksgiving.
NFL football has been a part of Thanksgiving Day since former Detroit Lions owner George A. Richards had the idea to host the Chicago Bears on the holiday in 1934. Nearly a century later, the tradition is still going strong, with the NFL now scheduling a yearly tripleheader to give fans football to go along with the celebration centered on family, friends and food.
The Lions always host the first Thanksgiving game as a nod to the tradition’s origins. The Dallas Cowboys are the other team that hosts an annual contest on the holiday; they have been doing so since 1966, when they copycatted the Lions’ holiday tradition to thrust themselves into the national spotlight, with great success.
In recent years, the NFL has punctuated the two traditional games with a marquee night game matchup to close out a holiday tripleheader.
Which teams will be playing on Thanksgiving in 2025? The NFL revealed its schedule for the holiday as part of its mid-May schedule release.
NFL Thanksgiving schedule 2025
Below is a look at who drew into the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day tripleheader for 2025.
Lions vs. Packers
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: Fox
Venue: Ford Field
Cowboys vs. Chiefs
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: CBS
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Ravens vs. Bengals
Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
TV channel: NBC
Venue: M&T Bank Stadium
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL Thanksgiving schedule 2025: Cowboys to face Chiefs
