Lions historically on Thanksgiving (1 Viewer)

[rawdog]

This is a thinly disguised Do I start Kitna question.

In recent memory, do the Lions generally play over their heads on Thanksgiving, almost like it's their Super Bowl? To the extent where you'd maybe start a Det player b/c the team gets more fired up to play on that day?

Or is it just like they're playing 1 pm on Sunday and should be treated as such?

 

[redjake]

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/thanksgiving.jsp

 

[diesel7982]

Its not as much as they play above their heads as it is their opponents having to travel 3 days after playing a game on Sunday.

With Miami missing 50% of their starters in the defensive backfield, Kitna doesnt have a whole lot of excuses for a bad performance.

 

[djcolts]

Not the last 2 years.

 

[guderian]

I read an article in pro football prospectus this morning that said that both Dallas and Detroit have a lower home winning % on the thanksgiving day game, then the rest of the year.

 

[seahawk 17]

Joey is going to carve himself up some Lion for Thanksgiving.

 

[The Man With No Name]

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/thanksgiving.jsp

Tennessee was still the Oilers in 1997, not the Titans.Used to love watching Billy Simms on T-Day back in the day.

 

[lions327]

Its not as much as they play above their heads as it is their opponents having to travel 3 days after playing a game on Sunday.

With Miami missing 50% of their starters in the defensive backfield, Kitna doesnt have a whole lot of excuses for a bad performance.

This is the 16th time in the last 17 years the Lions played on the road right before the Thanksgiving Day game.http://highlightreel.blogs.mlive.com/default.asp?item=284163

 

[azgroover]

With Miami missing 50% of their starters in the defensive backfield, Kitna doesnt have a whole lot of excuses for a bad performance.

Simply being Jon Kitna is an excuse itself.

 

[Mofongo]

Dolphins are 4-1 playing on Thanksgiving; mixed in with Joey Harrington's desire to destroy the Lions, I'd say Miami is in for a good day.

 

[hawaiiankrush]

Dolphins are 4-1 playing on Thanksgiving; mixed in with Joey Harrington's desire to destroy the Lions, I'd say Miami is in for a good day.

I'd like to believe this too as I have Chambers, but quite often these "revenge" factors backfire.