What time are the Thanksgiving Day games?

On November 28, 2024By Littum

For the 19th consecutive year, Thanksgiving in 2024 will feature a triple-header of NFL action. As is tradition, is Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will host the earlier game on the national holiday, with another matchup in prime time.

This year, the Lions’ and Cowboys’ games are divisional games for the second consecutive season. Detroit will host Chicago Bears for the first face-off of the year for the two teams. Later in the day, Dallas will host New York Giants for a second and final divisional matchup between the two. Cowboys won the first matchupwhich was also a Thursday, 20.-15.

Rounding off the action is a clash between them Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2022 and the second consecutive meeting on a national holiday – that 2022 matchup was on Christmas Day.

Here’s what you need to know about the three Thanksgiving games this year:

NFL Thanksgiving game today

Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Meeting place: Ford Field
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS

The Lions are heading home after taking care of business in a 24-6 road win over the Colts. Running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery combined for 127 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback Jared Goff was 26-of-36 for 269 yards.

Chicago suffered another devastating loss against the Vikings in Week 12. After sending the game into overtime with a touchdown, an onside kick recovery and a last-second field goal, Minnesota’s defense shut down Bears. Kicker John Parker Romo spoiled the win with a 29-yard field goal.

The Thanksgiving game between these two NFC North teams will be the first of two this season. The Bears won their final Thanksgiving Day meeting with the Lions in 2021, 16-14, thanks to Andy Dalton’s 317-yard day.

Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants

Location: Arlington, Texas
Meeting place: AT&T Stadium
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Channel: Fox

After upsetting the Commanders in a wild game on the road, the Cowboys return home to face a team they have dominated in recent years. Dallas won their Week 12 game, 34-26, in a back-and-forth affair that featured 41 points in the fourth quarter. It was the team’s first win since Oct. 6 and moved the Cowboys’ record to 4-2 in road games this year.

In their first game in the post-Daniel Jones era Fighting were blown out by the Buccaneers at home. Baker Mayfield went 24-of-30 for 294 yards in the 30-7 rout, with 11 different players catching a pass. Now, Big Blue heads to Arlington, Texas, hoping to snap the Cowboys’ seven-game winning streak against them.

The last time these two teams played on Thanksgiving was two years ago. The Cowboys won 28-20.

Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins

Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Meeting place: Lambeau Field
Time: 8:20 PM ET
Channel: NBC

Unlike today’s first two matchups, the Thanksgiving primetime finale features two teams coming off Week 12 victories.

The Packers took down the 49ers Sunday in a 38-10 beatdown that included a 106-yard, three-touchdown day from running back Josh Jacobs. Green Bay is playing on Thanksgiving for the second year in a row. The team beat the Lions on the road, 29-22, in 2023.

Miami is riding a three-game winning streak with a chance to get back to .500 on Thursday. The Dolphins most recently, the Patriots took down, 34-15, to keep quarterback Tua Tagovailoa undefeated against the division rival. He finished the day 29-of-40 for 317 yards and four passing touchdowns. This game will be the Dolphins’ first on Thanksgiving since their 20-19 loss to Tony Romo and the Cowboys in 2011.

What channels are the NFL games on today?

How to watch the NFL games today

Lions vs Bears live stream: Paramount+, Fubo
Cowboys vs Giants live stream: Fubo
Packers vs Lions live stream: Peacock, Fubo

With a Fubo subscription, you can stream all the NFL action on Turkey Day.

Stream NFL games all year with a Fubo subscription

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