{"id":3330,"date":"2026-11-06T19:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/?p=54054"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:13:42","slug":"nfl-black-friday-game-history-info-on-the-new-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/nfl-black-friday-game-history-info-on-the-new-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Black Friday Game: History, Info on the New Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update (November 5)<\/strong>: This article has been updated with the latest matchup information for 2027 NFL Black Friday game.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth straight season, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/nfl?ac_link=BLOG_nfl-black-friday\">NFL game<\/a> will take place on Black Friday, adding another matchup to the league\u2019s traditionally packed Thanksgiving weekend. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-tickets\/artist\/806007?ac_link=BLOG_nfl-black-friday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/denver-broncos-tickets\/artist\/805934?ac_link=BLOG_nfl-black-friday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Broncos<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/step-inside-acrisure-stadium-pittsburgh-pa?ac_link=BLOG_nfl-black-friday\">Acrisure Stadium<\/a> on Friday, November 27, at 3:00 pm ET.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the history of the NFL on Black Friday and everything you need to know about this year\u2019s game below, and find tickets to one of football\u2019s newest traditions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-vs-denver-broncos-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-11-27-2026\/event\/16006470DF0FBBE9\">Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The NFL on Black Friday 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The fourth annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-vs-denver-broncos-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-11-27-2026\/event\/16006470DF0FBBE9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Friday football game<\/a> features two historic AFC franchises in the Steelers and Broncos. The afternoon game will take place at the Steelers\u2019 Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kickoff is set for 3:00 pm ET.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYVr06hFuTw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYVr06hFuTw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by NFL on Prime Video (@nflonprime)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What Game is Being Played on Black Friday 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>In 2026, the NFL\u2019s <em>Black Friday Football<\/em> will feature a battle against two of the AFC&#8217;s top teams. Both the Steelers and Broncos are 6-2 entering Week 10. Currently, Pittsburgh is in first place in the AFC North, while the Broncos are atop the AFC West. Considering the Steelers and Broncos haven\u2019t played each other in Pittsburgh since 2021, the semi-rare inter-division faceoff is highly anticipated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inventory-widget-custom-placement\">\n<div class=\"inventory-widget__loading text--align-center\">\n<p>Loading Events<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fal fa-spinner\"><\/i> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>History of the NFL on Black Friday<\/h2>\n<p>In 2023, the introduction of an NFL game on Black Friday expanded the league\u2019s long-standing Thanksgiving celebration, which has boasted at least one matchup on the holiday for more than a century. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/detroit-lions-tickets\/artist\/805936?ac_link=blog\">Detroit Lions<\/a> have played on Thanksgiving Day every year since 1934 (except between 1939 and 1944 during World War II), while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/dallas-cowboys-tickets\/artist\/805931?ac_link=blog\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> began competing in a second Thanksgiving Day game in 1966; the Cowboys have played every year except 1975 and 1977. A third holiday matchup launched in 2006 with no anchor team. Read more about the NFL\u2019s Thanksgiving history <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/why-do-lions-cowboys-play-on-thanksgiving-nfl\/\">on the Ticketmaster Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first Black Friday game was initially announced in October 2022, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/prime-video-to-stream-black-friday-nfl-game-in-2023\">declaring<\/a> the \u201centire\u201d Thanksgiving weekend \u201ca football weekend\u201d and later adding that \u201cthere\u2019s room for the NFL on Friday.\u201d The first two competitors were confirmed by the NFL in May 2023, priming a faceoff between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/new-york-jets-tickets\/artist\/805987?ac_link=blog\">New York Jets<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/miami-dolphins-tickets\/artist\/805964?ac_link=blog\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL\u2019s vice president of broadcast planning Mike North <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/37660954\/jets-several-teams-interested-hosting-black-friday-game-annually\">revealed<\/a> to ESPN that several other teams were in contention, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/cincinnati-bengals-tickets\/artist\/805918?ac_link=blog\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-tickets\/artist\/806007?ac_link=blog\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/baltimore-ravens-tickets\/artist\/805901?ac_link=blog\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/new-york-giants-tickets\/artist\/805985?ac_link=blog\">New York Giants<\/a> were also considered due to Amazon\u2019s desire to tie the Black Friday match to the country\u2019s largest retail market, but the league ultimately landed on the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2024 game, the NFL arranged a rematch between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kansas-city-chiefs-tickets\/artist\/805955?ac_link=blog\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/las-vegas-raiders-tickets\/artist\/805994?ac_link=blog\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> after the Raiders\u2019 Christmas Day upset in 2023. Throughout its brief history, <em>Black Friday Football<\/em> games have held conference and divisional implications, continuing in 2025 with two surging NFC teams: the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Black Friday Game Results<\/h2>\n<p>Since <em>Black Friday Football<\/em> was introduced in 2023, here are the teams that have claimed victory:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the inaugural game on November 24, 2023, the Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets, 34-13, at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/step-inside-metlife-stadium-east-rutherford-nj\/\">MetLife Stadium<\/a> in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/li>\n<li>In the second edition on November 29, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs bested the Las Vegas Raiders, 19-17, at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/step-inside-arrowhead-stadium-kansas-city-mo\/\">GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For its third running on November 28, 2025, the Chicago Bears won against the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-15, at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/step-inside-lincoln-financial-field-philadelphia-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln Financial Field<\/a> in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/nfl-black-friday\/\">NFL Black Friday Game: History, Info on the New Tradition<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\">Ticketmaster Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticketmaster<\/strong> is the world\u2019s largest ticketing and event-management company, specializing in sales, distribution, and technology for concerts, sports, theater, and family events. 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