The NFL has a jam-packed three-game holiday slate this Thursday, and the cherry on top is another "Black Friday" matchup on Friday afternoon, where the Raiders will visit the Chiefs at Arrowhead. The only way that this could get any better is by putting some extra change in your wallet leading up to the holiday shopping season,

The Bears are proving the NFL truly is a league of inches, having logged three final-possession losses this season on a Hail Mary, a blocked kick, and an overtime heartbreaker. For their suffering, they’re rewarded with a Thanksgiving Day game as massive underdogs to the juggernaut Lions in Detroit.

The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys have long hosted games on Thanksgiving Day. Here is why those NFL teams are a vital part of the holiday.

According to Princeton University, Princeton and Yale played each other in football in 1876, and the game would become a tradition until 1893. When professional football sprouted up in the early 20th century, Thanksgiving games did as well.

Week 13 will begin with three games on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. As always, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions host teams, and there is also a night game. Normally, the Thursday night game is streamed on Amazon Prime Video, but that game will air on Friday.