What NFL Fans Are Serving This Thanksgiving: The Most Popular Side Dishes by Fanbase

By Bill Speros Oct 29th, 2025 11:19 AM EDT

Lions fans have celebrated Thanksgiving their team play for generations. Bookies.com wanted to see how fanbases differ when it comes to what NFL fans are serving themselves on Thanksgiving. (USA TODAY)

Thanksgiving means two things: football and turkey. But it’s those side dishes that come with that turkey that have been the subject of discussion and debate since the first Thanksgiving in the Massachusetts Bay Colony nearly 400 years ago. What is The Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish By NFL Fanbase?

Bookies.com wanted to see how fanbases differ when it comes to what NFL fans are serving themselves on Thanksgiving.

Using Google Trends, normalizing the local area to the teams, we found the search interest scores over the past five years for some of the most common Thanksgiving side dishes to find the favorite for each fanbase.

NFL Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday Schedule

This year, the NFL serves its traditional Thanksgiving fare, with a different flavor for the nighttime dessert.

Here are The Shield’s 3 Thanksgiving Day Games:

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions - 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys - 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens - 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

And again, as you devour all those leftovers and tally up your Holiday spending, the NFL returns this year with an Amazon Prime 3 p.m. Black Friday game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

So what is The Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish By NFL Fanbase?

The Lions are one of 6 NFL teams playing on Thanksgiving this year. (USA TODAY)

Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish By NFL Fanbase

With all the football, and all that turkey, NFL fans have found their own special and unique ways to augment the main part of their gridiron feast. Among the 30 NFL fanbases examined using our data, there were seven different “favorite” side dishes.

Of course, we love them all.

Here’s a look at the “Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish By NFL Fanbase”

Team	Side Dish	Search Interest Score
Arizona Cardinals	Gravy	10
Atlanta Falcons	Mac and Cheese	15
Baltimore Ravens	Mac and Cheese	12
Buffalo Bills	Mac and Cheese	11
Carolina Panthers	Gravy	15
Chicago Bears	Stuffing	12
Cincinnati Bengals	Gravy	15
Cleveland Browns	Mac and Cheese & Gravy (Tie)	11
Dallas Cowboys	Green Bean Casserole	13
Denver Broncos	Mac and Cheese	10
Detroit Lions	Mashed Potatoes	7
Green Bay Packers	Mac and Cheese	13
Houston Texans	Gravy	13
Indianapolis Colts	Sweet Potato Casserole	18
Jacksonville Jaguars	Corn Casserole	15
Kansas City Chiefs	Gravy	15
Las Vegas Raiders	Mashed Potatoes	7
Los Angeles Chargers & Los Angeles Rams	Mac and Cheese	10
Miami Dolphins	Mac and Cheese	13
Minnesota Vikings	Green Bean Casserole	10
New England Patriots	Mac and Cheese	10
New Orleans Saints	Gravy	24
New York Giants & New York Jets	Stuffing	11
Philadelphia Eagles	Mac and Cheese	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	Mac and Cheese	7
San Francisco 49ers	Mashed Potatoes	8
Seattle Seahawks	Green Bean Casserole	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Stuffing	13
Tennessee Titans	Mac and Cheese	21
Washington Commanders	Stuffing	11

Q&A: Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish By NFL Fanbase

Which NFL fanbase loves mac and cheese the most on Thanksgiving?

Tennessee Titans fans lead with the highest search interest (21) for mac and cheese, followed by Falcons, Packers, and Dolphins fans. Overall, 12 fanbases picked mac and cheese as their top Thanksgiving side.

What is the most popular Thanksgiving side among NFL fans overall?

Mac and cheese ranks #1 across the NFL, topping searches for 12 teams. Gravy comes next, followed by stuffing and green bean casserole.

Which NFL fanbase searches most for unique Thanksgiving dishes?

Jaguars fans favor corn casserole, while Colts fans love sweet potato casserole (score 18). These standouts show how regional tastes shape each team’s Thanksgiving table.