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Different fans of different teams spanning different generations have seen their favorites play on Thanksgiving.

From Randy Moss and Leon Lett to the Butt Fumble and Tomlin’s Trip, there have been many anNFL Thanksgiving moment that we will remember forever.

What tops your Turkey Day NFL memories?

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[–] wichee@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

shy tuttle stiff arming matt ryan into the ground

[–] jammybaker@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
[–] Yolectroda@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Leon Lett, but I may be biased.

[–] sleeplessaddict@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ezekiel Elliott hopping into the Salvation Army bucket after a TD

[–] Soyeahnahh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That wasn’t on Thanksgiving it was in December

[–] TheFencingCoach@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

John Madden marveling at turduckens was always a blessing

[–] wmh2242@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Watching the Panthers beat the brakes off of Dallas in 2015. We were undefeated, at home, and were underdogs

[–] isthismyusernam@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The Butt Fumble may be my favorite NFL moment

[–] bluestargreentree@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Not only the butt fumble but that whole game was just a shellacking

[–] alexdelarges@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I legitimately don't understand why people reference this so much as a memorable moment. It wasn't particularly unique or interesting. Shit like this has happened before and has happened since. It would make it into a random bloopers youtube video, but it's not some all time moment.

[–] RukiMotomiya@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As someone who watched it, a big reason is because of the timing. The Patriots went from 7-0 to 28-0 within a span of a minute, got a touchdown early, Jets fumble right at the three yard line, two plays later Mark Sanchez runs into his own lineman's ass and then the very next kickoff is another fumble that gets returned for a touchdown.

Sanchez had always gotten criticism (because he was Bad) but could shield it by saying he won in the playoffs. That game essentially signalled the end of an era of hope for the Jets with their strong defense as Sanchez became too much of a liability to actually win despite their amazing defense and then went on to only have one winning season and 0 playoff appearances since then.

Combine that with the fact that a player running into his own offensive lineman's ass and fumbling is funny and you get something that both serves as a representation of a moment in time, when the Jets lost all hope, and as an inherently funny play.

[–] alexdelarges@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This context makes the cultish following of this play make more sense, thank you. I'll say it's still held in too high a regard since you need all that context to really understand why it's significant. It's also significant as a point in time for a mediocre team becoming bad, which isn't particularly noteworthy in the grand history of the NFL. I'm still gonna hate on it, but maybe not as much as I used to.

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[–] Based_and_JPooled@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

for some reason the first game that comes to mind is the 2002 Redskins vs Cowboys game where the Spurrier Redskins wore the “FSU style” Washington throwbacks, with former Gator Danny Wuerffel at QB

I remember feeling like it was a game out of another dimension

[–] taftpanda@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Calvin Johnson’s last Thanksgiving game he had 3 great TDs and it was awesome.

[–] justa_flesh_wound@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Against Philly wasn't it?

[–] amstrumpet@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Ravens beating the Steelers even though Mike Tomlin decided to be a blatant, dirty cheater and the refs didn’t penalize it as a palpably unfair act.

[–] PeanutButterOtter@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Is this even a question? Butt Fumble.

[–] SovannRoussard@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The nobody QB Clint Longley who lead the Cowboys’ comeback against the Commies by throwing bombs.

[–] willi3blaz3@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Aretha Franklin’s national anthem is still the best one to this day. RIP

[–] Left4Bread2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Randy Moss 3 catches, 163 yards, 3 touchdowns vs the Cowboys

[–] MuletownSoul@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Leon Lett has two of the most infamous/hilarious moments in NFL history. Talk about a real turkey, amirite?

[–] CheckYourStats@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The fact that this doesn’t have 5x more updoots than anything else makes me feel old.

[–] parweezy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
[–] dogi8@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Tomorrow when I wake up and my team is 8-2 and the city is invigorated with Lions energy

[–] JesuIsEveryNameTaken@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Jason Garrett throws for 300 yards against the Packers, 1994

[–] TeddysRevenge@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Getting thanksgiving nachos at the stadium when my dad and I used to go to the game in the 90’s.

[–] thecountoncleats@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

When Phil Luckett fucked up the coin toss, Steelers vs Lions, Thanksgiving 1998.

Oh. You said favorite.

[–] Soham_Dame_Niners@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I couldn’t tell you my favorite, but I could say my least favorite as a Niner fan was Richard Sherman and Russel Wilson eating turkey on after beating us on thanksgiving in Levi’s inaugural year.

[–] BendubzGaming@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Hopefully this year we get Purdy and Kittle returning the favour

[–] Skimaster77@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm just thankful the Bills aren't playing this year. Stupid Thanksgiving injuries suck worse than dry turkey.

[–] BaltimoreBadger23@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The 2023 Jordan Love coming out party.

[–] Magno83@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Favre night.

[–] Netwealth5@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Mark Sanchez and Shady McCoy absolutely carve up the Cowboys defense en route to a 34-10 Eagles victory in 2014

[–] PigSlam@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

2019 Josh Allen 4th down Cowboys. And the play after it.

[–] AccomplishedWall8@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Chargers blowing out the cowboys thanksgiving 2017

[–] ItBeLikeThat19@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Kicking the Cowboys ass in 2015. Our only Thanksgiving game in franchise history.

[–] ReturnOfTheJurdski@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanksgiving is weird for Lions fans. While the wins haven't come regularly the tradition is such a part of our fandom it's hard to imagine life without Lions/Cowboys playing on Thanksgiving.

Probably the best recent memory was that game vs the Eagles where Megatron and Stafford lit them up.

There have been a lot of bad games that have ruined dinner too, usually ill just eat/drink myself into a coma to forget

[–] Mavori@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

GMFB showed a statline that essentially the past 20 years, thanksgivings games have come in bunches for us.

Like 9 straight losses during the Millen era, then 4 straight wins with like Stafford and Calvin, then losing streak since 2017 now.

[–] blackhole_sonnn@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Raiders vs Cowboys couple years ago. Getting shit faced with a homie of mine at a Diner lol

[–] Goldie1976@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Kinda recent but last year Adam Thielen spitting out his bite of the victory turkey leg.

[–] BigO7duce2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

When you get Mossed its always memorable

[–] confused-koala@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

When Barry Sanders turned poor Harlon Barnett completely inside out

[–] calye2da@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I have none 😑

[–] bluestargreentree@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Butt fumble

[–] Independent-Row-6308@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
[–] the_eluder@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Dolphins beating the cowboys. I was there!

[–] yerbamategoat@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Mark Sanchez obliterating the cowboys

[–] justa_flesh_wound@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Entire Lions Steelers 1998. Had the infamous heads/tail coin flip call and the game was bonkers too

[–] number7nocheese@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

When the Packers destroy the Lions at noon later today!

[–] journiche@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I’m old enough to barely remember watching Barry do Barry things. My personal favorite memory is Josh Allen strong arming himself through the Dallas line for a first down.

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