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Dodgers Make It Into Wild NFL Stat On Thanksgiving Game Day

Even during an NFL season the Dodgers can't get away from all-time stats

Ryan Menzie

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When considering the long history of the Dodgers there's many time periods to consider. The Dodgers once called Brooklyn a home going through some of the most illustrious moments of there franchise, but what some people never knew was the Brooklyn Dodgers were once a football team.

That's right, the Dodgers were the name of a football team that played in the NFL from 1930 to 1943. The team wasn't memorable despite the historical significance but still managed to get four members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame including five time Pro Bowl tackle Frank "Bruiser" Kinard who was the teams first Hall of Fame inductee in 1971. 

The Dodgers football past seemed to be long gone, but in a matchup between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in there Thanksgiving matchup, the Giants made history. The team scored an offensive touchdown on Thanksgiving day for the first time since 1938 where they scored against....the Brooklyn Dodgers. 

To be fair, the Giants have only appeared in five Thanksgiving games in the entirety of there franchise. However, to see the Brooklyn Dodgers name on a nationally televised Thanksgiving game still remains a pinnacle moment for the franchise.

The Dodgers will likely never find there name used in the NFL again and it's unlikely a stat for the Dodgers will pop up in another NFL game. Although, if Mookie Betts were to somehow take on a new sport it's certain he'd be a great football player as well with his athletic gifts. 

Perhaps the Dodgers should consider making an NFL team again? 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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