5 best Thanksgiving games in Pittsburgh Steelers history

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Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

1998

1988 was the year of the Jerome Bettis fiasco. The Steelers played the Lions on Thanksgiving in 1998 and the game went into overtime. Jerome Bettis was a captain and called the toss. The referee heard the wrong call on the coin toss and the Lions got the ball. The Steelers ended up losing that game in overtime.

The Lions are one of those teams that traditionally plays on Thanksgiving. The story of the 90s Lions was they had Barry Sanders but were not the most successful team. They still had a knack for winning on Thanksgiving though.

The Lions are one of the two teams that traditionally plays on Thanksgiving. It was their owner Richards who thought it would be a good way to market the team by playing their games on Thanksgiving. The Lions are still traditionally one of the two teams that will play on Thanksgiving along with the Dallas Cowboys.

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