They have held a stake of Thanksgiving since 1966, with two exceptions in 1975 and 1977 when, at the behest of then-commissioner Pete Rozelle, the St Louis Cardinals replaced Dallas as a host team.

The Arizona Cardinals sit in first place in the NFC West in Week 11 as they are on their bye week and are in the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoff picture. While they will not play a game, a few other ...