Thanksgiving Football Schedule 2009: NFL & NCAA Games For Nov. 26

What would Thanksgiving turkey be without a little pigskin to go with it? There will a handful of NFL and NCAA football games on Thanksgiving Day 2009. The 2009 NFL Week 12 schedule will feature six games, including matchups hosted by the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. There will be one college football game and it should be a dandy: Texas vs Texas A&M.

Here's an explanation for why the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving.

Here's is a complete Thanksgiving football schedule 2009. All given times are Eastern time:

NFL

Green Bay @ Detroit   Ford Field    12:30 PM      FOX           

Oakland @ Dallas    Cowboys Stadium    4:15 PM        CBS               

New York Giants @ Denver  Invesco Field   8:20 PM    NFL 

NCAA

Texas @ Texas A&M    8:00 PM  Kyle Field ESPN