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What's Thanksgiving without the pigskin?

Check out NFL kick-off TV times - along with how to keep tabs on hometown high school & college games - in our guide to Thanksgiving Day football in the USA.

Included are top sites offering schedules, pictures & preview clips, along with information on the holiday triple-header this year, beginning with an early Thanksgiving Day game pitting the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions on FOX at 12:30 PM ET.

Tune in that afternoon as the Oakland Raiders travel to the Dallas Cowboys on CBS at 4:15 PM ET for the Raiders' first Thanksgiving game since 1970. Also watch for American Idol star Daughtry to perform at the halftime show to help kick off this year's Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign.

Thanksgiving Day football wraps up at 8:20 p.m. ET on the NFL Network, when the New York Giants visit the Deniver Broncos, the first Thanksgiving game in Denver since 1963.

Around the Web, check out more information on regional Turkey Bowls and backyard football games as Americans gather 'round to pass the cranberry sauce, the giblet gravy, and the football :

FOX Sports - NFL Football - Colorful coverage of the holiday game with related articles, analysis, blogs, video.

CBS Sportsline - NFL Football - Online home to the Thanksgiving game including feature stories, video clips and previews.

NFL Network - The league's official cable channel.

Turkey Bowl - Wikipedia entry on the Loyola - Calvert Hall rivalry, the oldest and most famous Turkey Bowl played in Baltimore on Thanksgiving Day, with a complete history, scores.

The Turkey Bowl - Thanksgiving Football Extravaganza - Check out Party411.com for great ideas for hosting a football-themed Thanksgiving party complete with suggestions for decorations, party foods, games & activities.

How to Play Touch Football - Rules & regs for settling any Thanksgiving backyard dispute, from e-How.com ... with more at How to Play Flag Football.

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