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NFL: 10 Best Thanksgiving Day Performances

By Andrew Ross

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
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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Jan 28, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Dallas Cowboys former quarterback Troy Aikman at Fox Sports press conference at Empire East Ballroom at the Sheraton New York, Times Square in advance of Super Bowl XLVIIII. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Dallas Cowboys former quarterback Troy Aikman at Fox Sports press conference at Empire East Ballroom at the Sheraton New York, Times Square in advance of Super Bowl XLVIIII. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

10.) Troy Aikman vs. Minnesota Vikings

Aikman’s Cowboys got into a shootout with the Vikings in 1998, but his team would be the one to go down to the score of 46-36.

There were tons of impressive stat lines on this Thanksgiving day – one of which will be later mentioned  on this list – and Aikman himself completed 34-57 passes for 455 yards and one touchdown. It’s a shame he couldn’t have added a touchdown or two more, because that would have put him higher up. However, the 455 yards is still an impressive feat and still stands as the Thanksgiving passing record.

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