Ratings for NFL games on Thanksgiving Day since 1997. All ratings are final national ratings.
Heading into this afternoon’s match-up, the Packers and Lions have played each other twice on Thanksgiving in the past ten years. The two games, played in 2001 and 2003, averaged a 12.3 rating.
1997
12.6/35: Bears/Lions (11/27, 12:30 PM, FOX)
14.7/40: Oilers/Cowboys (11/27, 4:30 PM, NBC)
1998
15.6/42: Steelers/Lions (11/26, 12:30 PM, CBS)
16.5/43: Vikings/Cowboys (11/26, 4:30 PM, FOX)
1999
13.2/24: Bears/Lions (11/25, 1 PM, FOX)
16.1/42: Dolphins/Cowboys (11/25, 4:30 PM, CBS)
2000
N/A: Patriots/Lions (11/23, 12:30 PM, CBS)
N/A: Vikings/Cowboys (11/23, 4:30 PM, FOX)
2001
11.7/31: Packers/Lions (11/22, 12:30 PM, FOX)
10.9/30: Broncos/Cowboys (11/22, 4:30 PM, CBS)
2002
11.4/30: Patriots/Lions (11/28, 12:30 PM, CBS)
11.8/31: Washington/Cowboys (11/28, 4:30 PM, FOX)
2003
12.8/32: Packers/Lions (11/27, 12:30 PM, FOX)
12.5/32: Dolphins/Cowboys (11/27, 4:30 PM, CBS)
2004
11.6/30: Colts/Lions (11/25, 12:30 PM, CBS)
11.3/29: Bears/Cowboys (11/25, 4:30 PM, FOX)
2005
11.0/28: Falcons/Lions (11/24, 12:30 PM, FOX)
13.3/24: Broncos/Cowboys (11/24, 4:30 PM, CBS)
2006
11.2/29: Dolphins/Lions (11/23, 12:30 PM, CBS)
12.1/31: Buccaneers/Cowboys (11/23, 4:30 PM, FOX)
2.3: Broncos/Chiefs (11/23, 8:00 PM, NFL Network)
