10 Most Memorable Thanksgiving Day Moments in NFL History [2020]

Sports Football

Compiled by Athlon Sports * (10) Dallas Texans record first and only win * (9) Six touchdowns for Peyton Manning * (8) Detroit stuns Vince Lombardi * (7) Lawrence Taylor beats the Lions * (6) Clint Longley's finest hour * (5) Detroit Lions-Pittsburgh Steelers coin toss * (4) The first Thanksgiving day overtime game * (3) Mark Sanchez’s ‘Butt Fumble’ * (2) Barry Sanders slices through Chicago * (1) Leon Lett’s slide * Missing: Phil Luckett (5) * Clint Longley (6) * The Dallas Texans (10)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

9

0

National Football League (NFL)

Organization

52.78% (76 of 144 votes)

3

1

Dallas Cowboys

Sports Team

56.38% (53 of 94 votes)

13

1

Leon Lett

Football Player

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

22

1

Miami Dolphins

Sports Team

0% (0 of 3 votes)

14

2

Barry Sanders

Football Player

17.65% (3 of 17 votes)

28

2

Chicago Bears

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

2

3

Mark Sanchez

Football Player

62.50% (5 of 8 votes)

6

3

New England Patriots

Sports Team

54.10% (231 of 427 votes)

15

3

New York Jets

Sports Team

8.11% (3 of 37 votes)

16

4

Detroit Lions

Sports Team

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

21

4

Chicago Bears

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

5

5

Pittsburgh Steelers

Sports Team

54.55% (54 of 99 votes)

11

5

Jason Hanson

Football Player

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

17

5

Detroit Lions

Sports Team

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

27

5

Jerome Bettis

Football Player

0% (0 of 2 votes)

4

6

Dallas Cowboys

Sports Team

56.38% (53 of 94 votes)

8

6

Washington Commanders

Sports Team

53.01% (44 of 83 votes)

1

7

Lawrence Taylor

Football Player

70.0% (7 of 10 votes)

18

7

Detroit Lions

Sports Team

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

24

7

New York Giants

Sports Team

0% (0 of 10 votes)

19

8

Detroit Lions

Sports Team

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

20

8

Vince Lombardi

Football Coach

0% (0 of 6 votes)

7

9

Indianapolis Colts

Sports Team

53.91% (455 of 844 votes)

10

9

Peyton Manning

Football Player

50.86% (1396 of 2745 votes)

12

10

George Halas

Football Player

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

23

10

Chicago Bears

Sports Team

0% (0 of 1 votes)

25

10

Gino Marchetti

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

26

10

Art Donovan

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)