NFL Thanksgiving Schedule 2023: Who is Playing on Thanksgiving?

The NFL is an American establishment on Thanksgiving. Which teams will join the Lions and Cowboys to play on the holiday?

Few holidays are more synonymous with a particular sport than Thanksgiving is for the NFL. While the league’s Black Friday game is a new concept, the NFL has been regularly playing on Thanksgiving since 1920, with Detroit hosting one game every year since 1934 while Dallas hosts another annually since 1966.

A third game was added to the mix in 2006 and was initially part of Thursday Night Football before NBC picked it up in 2012. Last year’s Turkey Day lineup featured six teams that were in the playoff hunt, headlined by Dallas’ close win over the New York Giants, so the stage is set for what could be another epic day of football this year.

Which NFL Teams Are Playing On Thanksgiving In 2023?

• Packers at Lions — 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX
• Commanders at Cowboys — 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS
• 49ers at Seahawks — 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC

The Thanksgiving games have been officially leaked and they feature six NFC teams, marking the first time that has happened since 2014. Turkey Day will kick off in Detroit as the Lions face off with the Green Bay Packers, marking the first time the Packers have played on the holiday since 2015 and their first matchup with Detroit on Thanksgiving in a decade.

The second game is a traditional NFC East battle as the Cowboys play host to the Washington Commanders in a pivotal division game. This matchup will be the 11th time Washington and Dallas have met on Turkey Day with the most recent meeting coming in 2020.

The last game in the triple header is another divisional showdown as the San Francisco 49ers head to Seattle to take on the Seahawks. In addition to being a playoff rematch, this will be the first Thanksgiving appearance for both teams since they played each other in the same venue in 2014. Seattle won that game 19-3.