Turkey Bowl rivalry games have become almost as much of a part of Thanksgiving as turkey itself, and the tradition took root in Philadelphia.
The first organized Thanksgiving football game took place in Germantown in 1869 just six years after the holiday began and shortly after the game of football was invented.
Over a century and half later, the Philadelphia area has more than its fair share of Thanksgiving rivalries.
While all the national attention might go to the NFL triple-header and the annual college rivalries over the weekend, Philadelphians treat themselves to a Turkey Bowl tradition that can’t be replicated in any other city.