It's Thanksgiving...and it's the same old Lions..

[Upton]

only this time they waited until the second half to fall apart. In the end though, it was the same old Thanksgiving BS. After taking a 14-3 lead, Detroit was outscored 42-10, 35-7 in the second half. The Lions had lost the previous 6 turkey day games by an average of 23.2 points, so today's 21 point loss was unfortunately to be expected..

NFL, it's time to start some kind of rotation of hosts for the Thanksgiving day game.

[El Supremo]

1. What would Thanksgiving be without a turkey?

[Lions_fan]

2. No rotation is needed.

Sure the Lions play every year but they play a different team every year. We never get a Monday Night Football game, can't we have our one national TV game a year? Back in the day before the big TV contracts nobody wanted to play on Thanksgiving. There was talk of snatching the Thanksgiving game from the Lions a couple years ago, instead the NFL added another Thanksgiving Day game. I think William Clay Ford reminded the NFL how much money Ford Motor Co spends on NFL advertising :think:

[Upton]

4. You act like the Lions are entitled to host a Thanksgiving game

Detroit has now lost 7 consecutive (1-9 in their last 10) Thanksgiving day games by an average of 23 points, having lost every one by double digits. Granted, today they were more competitive than in recent years...for a half. Second half they resorted to their same old boring tricks...that of getting embarrassed by their opponent.

Look, I'm a 49ers fan, all I want to see on Thanksgiving is some good football. I'm not getting that from the Lions. Simply put, the Lions are not holding up their end of the bargain. IMO, and that of others, Detroit has forfeited their right to host the first game.

I think a rotation system would be good for the NFL anyway.

[Lions_fan]

7. Thanksgiving wouldn't be Thanksgiving without Lions football

Happy Thanksgiving :toast:

[Lions_fan]

8. I have no problem with the rotation system

Rotate a different team to Ford Field to play the Lions every year. Happy Thanksgiving :toast:

[Forkboy]

3. Pats win AND you're upset.

Thanksgiving indeed!

[flvegan]

6. + like, a gazillion.

[madinmaryland]

5. It's Thanksgiving...and it's the same old Upton..

Same old tired argument.

[bluedigger]

9. The Lions are totally entitled to football on Thanksgiving Day.

They invented it - at least in the pros. I always root for them, too - except when they play the Pats (first things first). Now the Cowboys are Johnny-come-latelies - I could care less if they have a game on turkey day...

[Kucinich Feingold]

10. But it's a tradition Upton

[1gobluedem]

11. Upton doesn't care about tradition

We established that a long time ago. He only cares about won-loss records, not a tradition that was started by the Lions 76 years ago.

I'm glad the Lions get to keep this game, no matter what.