Thanksgiving: Feast or famine for Eagles fans?

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, April, 2008 | by Ashley Fox Inquirer Staff Writer

For the first time in 68 years, the Eagles will play a home game on Thanksgiving Day. The two biggest questions are: Are you going to be able to see the Birds play the Arizona Cardinals, and do you eat and run? The night game will be telecast on NFL Network, although as long as Lincoln Financial Field is sold out 72 hours before kickoff, the game also will be shown on a free, over-the-air channel to be determined in the Philadelphia market.

The last Eagles game that wasn't a sellout was Andy Reid's first home game as head coach, a 25-24 loss to Arizona in 1999 at Veterans Stadium. "It's neat and exciting," Eagles president Joe Banner said yesterday about the team's first Thanksgiving game since beating Dallas, 27-0, in 1989. "We were actually thrilled." Local affiliates...