NFL: 10 Best Thanksgiving Day Performances

By Andrew Ross | Nov 26, 2014

Nov 28, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Tailgate Tom the turkey at a party outside AT&T Stadium prior to the game with the Dallas Cowboys playing against the Oakland Raiders for a NFL football game on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 28, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones (12) eats a turkey leg while being interviewed by NBC personality Michele Tafoya (right) after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 22-20 during a NFL football game on Thanksgiving at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

Thanksgiving has turned into a day about football, and this year 10 teams will take on the big stage including the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.

Everyone thinks about food and family on Thanksgiving, and then many of us follow those thoughts with football.

The NFL has wanted to make itself a Thanksgiving tradition ever since they first started playing these games in 1920.

While we have grown accustomed to seeing the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions play on this day, Thanksgiving continues to get bigger in the NFL and five games are being played this year.

One of the best parts of the Thanksgiving games is when they bring the player of the game to the sideline to eat some turkey after the game.

There have been many great turkey eating performances on Thanksgiving, and here are my 10 best of all-time.

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