Pompei: It’s difficult to watch the woeful Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The NFL values the tradition, so we’re stuck with it. Pompei: Having the Lions play on Thanksgiving is as much a part of the holiday as a good afternoon snooze. And they sometimes go together. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The league — or most of it — appears to value the tradition that goes along with having the Lions and Cowboys play on Thanksgiving.

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