Thursday, November 26, 2026

Thanksgiving Squares 2026

Pass the pie. Pick your squares.

Host a private football squares board for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26. Three matchups. Your favorite people. A board for every helping.

$0.99 per private board. Players join free.

Four friends gathered around a squares board and pumpkin pie while watching Thanksgiving football

Your Thanksgiving lineup

Start with one game or make a day of it. Each matchup gets its own private board.
First helping

Chicago at Detroit

Thu, Nov. 26 · 1:00 p.m. ET

$0.99 to publish · Players join free

Seconds

Philadelphia at Dallas

Thu, Nov. 26 · 4:30 p.m. ET

$0.99 to publish · Players join free

Dessert

Kansas City at Buffalo

Thu, Nov. 26 · 8:20 p.m. ET

$0.99 to publish · Players join free

All times Eastern. Each board is a separate purchase when you publish.

Make room for everyone

Football experts, once-a-year fans, and the cousin who's just here for pie. Everyone gets a square.

Create your board

Choose your matchup, make it yours, and publish when you're ready.

Send the invite

One private link for your favorite people. They claim squares before kickoff.

Enjoy the game

Pass the snacks. Sportsball tracks the score and finds quarter and final winners.

A few things before the feast

What does the host pay?

The list price is $0.99 to publish one private Thanksgiving Squares board. Draft setup is free and players join free. Three boards are three separate purchases, not a bundle. Your publish screen shows the current price before checkout. Sportsball does not collect square entry fees or pay cash prizes.

Do guests need to download the app?

No download is required to join in a browser. Guests can claim squares without a Sportsball account. The optional app requires sign-in and adds notifications. Hosts complete sign-in and the acceptance steps before publishing.

Can I host more than one game?

Absolutely. Create a separate board for each matchup, or different boards for different groups. Each board has its own invitation link and publish purchase.

How do squares and quarter winners work?

Players claim squares before kickoff. Random digits on the board correspond to each team's score. The last digits of the cumulative scores determine winners at Q1, halftime, Q3, and the final, including overtime. Sportsball tracks the score automatically.

New to football squares?

Start with the rules, see how quarter winners are scored, or explore squares for another game day.