DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions (10-1) host the Chicago Bears (4-7) in their annual Thanksgiving classic. It’s a matchup between teams going in two very different directions. The Lions have won nine straight. Meanwhile, the Bears have lost five in a row, some in heartbreaking fashion, after opening 4-2.

The Detroit Lions are under .500 all time on Thanksgiving, and they’ve lost seven straight Thanksgiving Day games heading into Thursday’s matchup with the Chica

The Detroit Lions shed their laughingstock label over the previous two seasons. They just missed the playoffs in the 2022 season and then nearly reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history last season, winning the NFC North and reaching the conference championship game before squandering a 17-point lead to lose to the San Francisco 49ers.