This is a logo honoring the Detroit Lions’ traditional National Football League game played annually in the city on Thanksgiving Day. The Lions have hosted the annual game since 1934. The game was originally set up as a marketing ploy to drum up attendance when the Lions first moved to Detroit from Portsmouth, Ohio, but was so popular that it continues as an annual tradition today. The Lions played the first 5 games in the series against the Chicago Bears, and from 1951 until 1963 the opponent was always the Green Bay Packers. The city has also hosted an annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, since 1920 when Gimbel’s began the tradition, although it has been overshadowed nationally by the Macy’s Parade in New York City.