Thanksgiving NFL All-Time Winners Index

Top 10 and bottom 5 NFL teams by all-time Thanksgiving performance, 1934–2024.

Rank Team Games Record Win % Point diff. Blowout wins
(17+ pts)
Success Score
(0–100)
1
Detroit Lions First Thanksgiving: 1935 • Latest: 2024
84 38–44–2 45% -20 9 74.2
2
Dallas Cowboys First Thanksgiving: 1966 • Latest: 2024
57 34–22–1 60% +228 11 67.5
3
Green Bay Packers First Thanksgiving: 1930 • Latest: 2024
30 13–16–1 43% -50 3 41.7
4
Philadelphia Eagles First Thanksgiving: 1939 • Latest: 2015
7 6–1 86% +69 3 38.6
5
Chicago Bears First Thanksgiving: 1930 • Latest: 2024
26 14–12 54% +19 3 37.8
6
Buffalo Bills First Thanksgiving: 1961 • Latest: 2022
11 6–4–1 55% +44 3 37.5
7
Miami Dolphins First Thanksgiving: 1973 • Latest: 2024
8 5–3 63% +52 2 33.3
8
Indianapolis Colts First Thanksgiving: 1965 • Latest: 2016
4 2–1–1 50% +29 2 33.2
9
Minnesota Vikings First Thanksgiving: 1969 • Latest: 2022
9 7–2 78% +83 2 32.7
10
San Francisco 49ers First Thanksgiving: 1947 • Latest: 2023
7 4–2–1 57% +54 3 32.7
Thanksgiving Success Score is a 0–100 index combining win percentage, point differential, blowout wins (17+ points), and streak/consistency metrics. Values shown are rounded to one decimal place. Source: Action Network — Full Thanksgiving Index
Rank Team Games Record Win % Point diff. Blowout wins
(17+ pts)
Success Score
(0–100)
1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers First Thanksgiving: 2006 • Latest: 2006
1 0–1 0% -28 0 4.7
2
Cincinnati Bengals First Thanksgiving: 2010 • Latest: 2010
1 0–1 0% -16 0 7.3
3
Seattle Seahawks First Thanksgiving: 1980 • Latest: 2023
5 2–3 40% -54 0 13.9
4
Arizona Cardinals First Thanksgiving: 1930 • Latest: 2008
13 2–11 15% -199 0 16.9
5
New York Jets First Thanksgiving: 1960 • Latest: 2012
8 4–4 50% -59 0 20.0
These five teams have the lowest Thanksgiving Success Scores once win percentage, point margin, blowout wins and consistency metrics are combined. Rank 1 here marks the weakest overall Thanksgiving record in the index. Source: Action Network — Full Thanksgiving Index