Football has long been a staple of Thanksgiving Day celebrations, and this year there will be three National Football League games on the holiday and one on Black Friday to watch.Shortly after the league's formation in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (it was renamed the NFL in 1922),

It's just one of three NFL games on Thanksgiving. Here's a rundown of the Thanksgiving schedule, the Black Friday game and the rest of the Week 13 NFL schedule: Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions, 11:30 a.m. New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys, 3:30 p.m. Miami Dolphins vs Green Bay Packers, 7:20 p.m.

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,