Nowadays with things like social media, RedZone, and Fantasy Football leagues, it seems like every NFL game is a local one. Fans have access to more action than ever before, and they can always count on the internet to get them up to speed with whatever moments they might have missed.

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Such wasn’t always the case. Back before the many NFL viewing amenities we take for granted, watching games was a highly localized experience, with very few exceptions. One of those exceptions, however, has obviously always been Thanksgiving. Very few times, barring the Super Bowl and maybe the Academy Awards, do so many people of different ages and demographics gather around to watch the same television event en masse.

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Unfortunately for an unlucky few, having so many eyeballs on you means that you likely will never down a mistake. Here are three of the NFL’s biggest “Turkeys” – that is to say, three of the biggest gaffes ever committed in the history of the leagues holiday game.

The Leon Lett fumble (1993)
 The original Thanksgiving Day Turkey.

The Phil Luckett Coin Toss (1998)
Jerome Bettis called tails, the coin flip was tails, and yet Luckett gave the Lions the ball first in overtime.

The Mark Sanchez Butt Fumble (2012)
 The granddaddy of all Thanksgiving blunders—it even has its own Wikipedia page!