NFL moves Lions’ Thanksgiving Day kickoff to 1 p.m. ET

NFL Makes Time Change to Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Game

The Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving tradition is getting a small, but noticeable, adjustment this season. During his comments about the NFL’s holiday scheduling plans, Roger Goodell shared that the league will make a minor tweak to its annual Thanksgiving Day lineup. For decades, the Lions have kicked off the NFL’s Thanksgiving tripleheader with their 12:30 p.m. ET home game. Starting this year, however, Detroit’s Thanksgiving game will now kick off…

NFL moves Lions’ Thanksgiving Day kickoff to 1 p.m. ET

The NFL is making a slight tweak to its Thanksgiving Day schedule. Don’t worry, the Lions and Cowboys aren’t going anywhere. But if you’re someone who eats Thanksgiving dinner at lunchtime, your post-meal nap now might not line up perfectly with the day’s first game. Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that the league is pushing back the traditional 12:30 p.m. ET kickoff of its first Thanksgiving g…