The Lions also wore '50s-style jerseys during their traditional Thanksgiving Day games from 2001 to 2004 as the NFL encouraged teams to wear throwback jerseys on Thanksgiving Day.
Lions' bar desuden 50'er-stylede trøjer under deres traditionelle Thanksgivingkampe fra 2001 til 2004, eftersom NFL opfordrede til brug af retro-trøjer på Thanksgiving Day.