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Hating the Cowboys on Thanksgiving: A Philadelphia tradition like no other

The Dallas Cowboys will host their annual Thanksgiving game this Thursday. The most overexposed franchise in professional sports has played every Thanksgiving since 1966 with the only exceptions in 1975 and 1977.

Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles will forever vocalize their passionate underdog complex and point to bias around the NFL against their team (whether it’s justified or not). The constant spotlight on the Cowboys, their most bitter rival, only encourages the narrative.

The Cowboys don’t look at the Eagles as their chief rival historically. However, Philadelphia sports fans direct more hostility towards them than any other franchise.