The NFL Plots New Thanksgiving Eve Game as Its TV Takeover Continues

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The National Football League is once again looking to add new broadcast windows this coming season, including a possible game on Thanksgiving Eve.

The NFL, of course, has multiple games on Thanksgiving itself, and in recent years launched a Black Friday game with Amazon. But the day before Thanksgiving would be a new window for the league, so it is exploring the move.

“Every offseason we look for new opportunities to best serve our fans in the schedule-making process,” an NFL spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. “As Commissioner Goodell has said, Thanksgiving and NFL football have become synonymous and given the continued growth of fan interest around our games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, looking for additional opportunities tied to this special holiday is exciting for us to explore.”

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