NFL Thanksgiving Day Football Games TV Schedule and Channels: CBS, NBC, FOX

Nov 22, 2016 11:49 AM EST

What are you going to do this coming Thanksgiving Day? Would you work on some of the other projects or chores at home that have long been crying out for your attention? Or would you prefer to hang out with your mates, making sure that you and them are able to live out the good old days without missing a beat. Well, there are different choices and decisions in which one is able to make, but perhaps sitting in front of the TV might be another option, with your favorite bowl of chips in one hand and soda in the other. Sports fans will definitely know just how much fun they can have in NFL Week 12 -- where Thanksgiving games will be played. The Minnesota Vikings will face off against the Detroit Lions, while the Washington Redskins will go toe to toe with the Dallas Cowboys, and the Pittsburgh Steelers meet with the Indianapolis Colts.

Just so that you will be able to get all of the important information at a glance without having to go through mountains of text, here are details on the games in point form right below.

Game 1
Minnesota Vikings (6-4) at Detroit Lions (6-4)
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
When: Thursday, November 24, 2016
Time: 12:30 p.m.
TV: CBS
Livestream: NFL GamePass

Game 2
Washington Redskins (6-3-1) at Dallas Cowboys (9-1)
Where: AT&T Stadium, Dallas
When: Thursday, November 24, 2016
Time: 4:30 p.m.
TV: FOX
Livestream: NFL GamePass, Fox Sports Go

Game 3
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5) at Indianapolis Colts (5-5)
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
When: Thursday, November 24, 2016
Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern
TV: NBC
Livestream: NFL GamePass

You can be sure that there would be plenty of on-field action to keep you glued to the front of your 4K Ultra HD TV over Thanksgiving Day, that is for sure. Assuming you are already done with your Black Friday shopping and would want nothing better than to wind down and relax, then this coming Thanksgiving Day is certainly a boon for NFL fans who love nothing better than to relax and cheer their favorite team onward.

While I am quite sure that fans of the six teams involved on Thanksgiving Day games will more or less know all that they need to know about their own team as well as their rivals to a certain extent, how about neutrals who sit by the sidelines and prefer to see the game win instead? Fret not, the folks over at NFL have not forgotten about you, offering previews and analysis of the games which you can check out below.

Previews
Minnesota Vikings v Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins v Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers v Indianapolis Colts

Analysis
Minnesota Vikings v Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins v Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers v Indianapolis Colts

These ought to be enough material to help you figure out where each team is at this point of the season, as well as see whether the pundits have done their homework. Of course, sports results can always be out of our expectations, which makes it all the more interesting.