The Dallas Cowboys bounced back from a wretched start to the season with a 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders in Week 12 of NFL action, snapping their longest losing streak since 2015 and improving to 4-7.
Ahead of their Thanksgiving clash against the New York Giants in Week 13, the Cowboys released new, classic blue and white threads for the game — garnering mixed reactions from fans.
NFL Fans Have Mixed Reactions to Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Uniforms
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NFL fans on X had mixed reactions to the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving uniforms.
“Best uniforms in football,” one fan tweeted.
“When the Cowboys start playing like they should , I will wear my jersey again. Not before then,” another fan tweeted.
“Spicy,” one fan tweeted.
“This is the Cowboys’ best uniform of all time,” another fan tweeted.
Not every fan, however was in agreement about the beauty of the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving threads.
“So terrible,” one fan tweeted.
“The white helmet are horrific,” another fan tweeted.
Cowboys Have Longstanding Thanksgiving Tradition
The Cowboys have a longstanding tradition of playing on Thanksgiving. Only the Detroit Lions have played more games on the holiday.
When the NFL added a second game on Thanksgiving in 1960, Cowboys president Tex Schramm volunteered his team as the hosts for the second game. Dallas won its first Thanksgiving clash 26-14 over the Cleveland Browns, and apart from the 1975 and 1977 seasons, has had a permanent slot as traditional hosts on the holiday.
During an interview with ABC’s Texas affiliate, KXXV, Jay Black, the curator of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, expanded on the history of the Cowboys playing on Thanksgiving.
“Cowboys are America’s team, right? So it’s appropriate that America’s family holiday, you should have the Cowboys,” Black said. “In 1965, Pete Rozelle was looking to add a game to the Detroit game that had been played for years — since the 30s — when his good friend Tex Schramm found out about it, he jumped at the opportunity.
“Being the visionary, Schramm realized he wanted the Cowboys in front of a national audience, and the deal he made with Pete was, ‘We’ll do it in ’66, but we want to do it. We want to host the game from here on out.’ Football in Texas go hand-in-hand, and Thanksgiving in football also go hand-in-hand.”
Not everyone, however, enjoys watching the Cowboys play every Thanksgiving. A survey by Betway Insider found that NFL fans from Ohio topped the nation in negative sentiments toward watching “America’s Team” play every holiday, with 68% of social media posts leaning towards negativity about the game.
Other areas that ranked in the 60% range against watching the Cowboys include Louisiana, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Oregon.
Dallas has a 33-22-1 Thanksgiving record heading into the clash against the New York Giants in 2024.