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NHL Thanksgiving schedule: Chiefs-Bills, Eagles-Cowboys and Bears-Lions highlight stuffed slate

Nbcwashington · · 303 words · By Max Molski
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NFL fans will be treated to a football feast this Thanksgiving.

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What happened

NFL fans will be treated to a football feast this Thanksgiving.

Why it matters

For two decades, the NFL has brought three Thanksgiving games to the table each year.

Common ground

That will continue in 2026 with a three-course schedule filled with intriguing matchups.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nfl/nfl-thanksgiving-schedule-2026-chi…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Philadelphia Eagles at the Dallas Cowboys for the main course”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence for this claim only contains general information about the city of Philadelphia and does not mention an NFL game between the Eagles and Cowboys on Nov 26, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. [3][15] It then played a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 · There’s never a shortage of awesome things to do in Philadelphia, but there are some things “youse” just gotta do — especially if you’ve never been to our fair city before.
https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/most-essen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 14, 2025 · Iconic things to do in Philly include exploring the Eastern State Penitentiary after dark, running up the "Rocky" steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and more.
https://travel.usnews.com/Philadelphia_PA/Things_To_Do/
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Claim 2: “Eagles vs. Cowboys: 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “the Bengals rolled past the Ravens 32-14 on Thanksgiving in 2025.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “The NFL will also have 10 games on Sunday, Nov. 29, and a Monday Night Football game on Nov. 30.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of games on Sunday, Nov 29 or Monday, Nov 30, 2026.
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Claim 5: “the Cowboys beat the Chiefs 31-28... on Thanksgiving in 2025.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “it will also have its fourth annual Black Friday”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While evidence confirms the existence of Black Friday and the 2026 NFL season, there is no specific evidence provided to confirm that the 2026 game is the 'fourth annual' Black Friday game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Friday, Mad Friday, Frantic Friday, Black Eye Friday or Break up Friday is a nickname for the Friday before Christmas Eve (24 December)—that is, the Friday after 16 December—in Great Britain. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(partying)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and is the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)
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Claim 7: “the Kansas City Chiefs at the Buffalo Bills for dessert on NBC and Peacock”
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One web search result mentions the Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs game as part of the 2026 schedule, but the specific date (Nov 26) and broadcast details (NBC/Peacock) are not independently corroborated by a second source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs.After a slow trickle of leaks and announcements, the NFL announced its schedule for the 2026 season Thursday, putting dates and times to the matchups that were deter…
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-chiefs-bills-patriots…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kansas City Chiefs. @KansasCityChiefs. • 1,48 млн подписчиков • 6,5 тыс. видео. Welcome to the official YouTube page of the Kansas City Chiefs and Chiefs Kingdom.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-hXefb6XBFSubWz6Ezf_lA
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web search NEUTRAL — During the 2026 regular season, the Chiefs will play six times in prime time, which is just one fewer than the seven they played in 2025.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2026/05/14/chiefs-w…
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Claim 8: “Bears vs. Lions: 1 p.m. ET, CBS”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Broncos vs. Steelers, 3 p.m. ET, Prime Video”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “The Packers defeated the Lions 31-24... on Thanksgiving in 2025.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “the Chicago Bears at the Detroit Lions as the appetizer”
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Multiple independent web sources (including NFL insider reports and team-specific news sites) confirm the Chicago Bears will play the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, Nov 26, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Chicago Bears will play during a primetime holiday spot in the 2026 season. The NFL announced Thursday morning that Chicago will travel to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Thanksgiving, …
https://www.shawlocal.com/bears/2026/05/14/chicago-bears-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Detroit Lions will host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The Lions won each of last season’s meetings in Ben Johnson’s first season at the helm of the Bears. …
https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/michigan/…
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL schedule 2026: Detroit Lions add at least 3 more primetime games.The Detroit Lions will reportedly host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving… again.
https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-news/164451/nfl…
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Claim 12: “the Los Angeles Rams will host the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday, Nov. 25”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Green Bay Packers will play the Los Angeles Rams on November 25, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Since their founding in 1919, over 1,800 players, including 35 Pro Football Hall of Famers have played fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Bay_Packers_reti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several Green Bay Packers cheerleading squads have performed in Green Bay Packers' history. The Packers became one of the first professional football teams to have a cheerleading squad, having first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers_cheerleaders
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Claim 13: “the Denver Broncos will visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 27 for a Black Friday contest”
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Multiple web search results (including a rumor report and a schedule leak report) state that the Denver Broncos will visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Black Friday (Nov 27) in 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Denver Broncos will travel to Pittsburgh on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, to take on the Steelers at 3 pm ET on Amazon Prime.We have our schedule of opponents for the Denver Broncos 20…
https://www.milehighreport.com/denver-broncos-schedule/17732…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest Denver Broncos news. Find news, video, standings, scores and schedule information for the Denver Broncos.
https://www.nfl.com/teams/denver-broncos/
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web search NEUTRAL — Denver Broncos may have a game on Black Friday and Christmas in 2026. While not official yet, notorious NFL schedule leaker OzzyNFL leaked that the Broncos would be in Pittsburgh to face the Steelers …
https://predominantlyorange.com/latest-broncos-schedule-leak…
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Claim 14: “For two decades, the NFL has brought three Thanksgiving games to the table each year.”
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The provided evidence includes general Wikipedia entries on the NFL and Thanksgiving, but none of the sources specifically confirm that the NFL has scheduled exactly three games on Thanksgiving annually for the past 20 years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its inception in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has played games on Thanksgiving Day, patterned upon the historic playing of college football games on or around the November holiday. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (which became the uniform date country-wide in 1941). The earliest Thanksgiving can occur is Novemb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)
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Claim 15: “Chiefs vs. Bills: 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “Packers vs. Rams: 8 p.m. ET, Netflix”
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One web search result explicitly mentions the Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams on Nov 25, 2026, and another mentions Netflix streaming 5 games in 2026. However, the specific 8 p.m. ET time slot is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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Claim 17: “The league introduced a Thanksgiving Eve game for the first time”
CORROBORATED
Web search results specifically mention a game between the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams on Nov 25 (the day before Thanksgiving) for the 2026 season, supporting the introduction of a 'Thanksgiving Eve' game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' 89th in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th overall, 60th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, seventh playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Rams_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its inception in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has played games on Thanksgiving Day, patterned upon the historic playing of college football games on or around the November holiday. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.