NOVEMBER 29

1890—Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series.

1934—The Detroit Lions play their first traditional Thanksgiving Day home game and lose to the Chicago Bears 19-16.

1987—The New Orleans Saints hold off the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-16 to assure themselves of their first winning season in their 20-year history.

1992—New York Jets defensive end Dennis Byrd suffers paralysis in his lower body after colliding with teammate Scott Mersereau and breaking his C-5 vertebra in a 23-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.