 The night game never had any conference tie-ins, meaning the league could place any game into the time slot; since NBC took over the game in 2012, each night game has featured two teams in the same division.In 2014, a series of changes to the broadcast contracts freed CBS from its obligation to carry an AFC team; by 2018, the last vestiges of conference ties to the Thanksgiving games were eliminated (in practice, games on Fox remain all-NFC contests).Since teams playing on Thanksgiving have worn throwback uniforms on numerous occasions.