The Detroit Lions will take on the Chicago Bears for their annual Thanksgiving Day game. The Lions are coming off a win over the Indianapolis Colts last week 24-6 while the Bears are coming off a 30-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Detroit Lions 10-1 vs. Chicago Bears 4-7
Date: Thursday, November 28
Time: 12:30 p.m. EST
TV Channel: CBS
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Line: Lions -11.0 / O/U: 48.5
2024 Regular Season Stats
Detroit:
2024 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 394.3 (2)
Passing Yards: 243.5 (6)
Rushing Yards: 150.8 (5)
2024 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 322.1 (13)
Passing Yards Allowed: 227.2 (25)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 94.9 (5)
2024 Cumulative Points Scored: 32.7 (1)
2024 Cumulative Points Allowed: 16.6 (2)
Chicago:
2024 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 300.6 (26)
Passing Yards: 187.1 (29)
Rushing Yards: 111.8 (22)
2024 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 339.1 (17)
Passing Yards Allowed: 209.3 (13)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 129.7 (20)
2024 Cumulative Points Scored: 20.1 (22)
2024 Cumulative Points Allowed: 19.7 (8)
Series History/All-Time Records
All-time head-to-head record: Chicago Leads 105-78-5
Current streak: Chicago has won one straight
Last Detroit win: 11/19/2023 (31-26)
Last Chicago win: 12/10/2023 (28-13)
2024 Top Players
Detroit Lions
Passing: Jared Goff – 223-306, 2761 yards, 20-9 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Jahmyr Gibbs – 154 ATT, 886 YDS, 10 TD
Receiving: Amon-Ra St. Brown – 71 REC, 747 YDS, 9 TD
Tackles: Jack Campbell – 87 (45-42)
Sacks: Aidan Hutchinson – 7.5
Interceptions: Kerby Joseph – 7
Chicago Bears
Passing: Caleb Williams – 233-372, 2356 YDS, 11-5 (TD-INT)
Rushing: D’Andre Swift – 168 ATT, 665 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving: DJ Moore – 54 REC, 566 YDS, 4 TD
Tackles: T.J. Edwards – 87 (50-37)
Sacks: Montez Sweat – 4.5
Interceptions: Jaylon Johnson – 2
Lions To Watch:
Offense: Running Back – Jahmyr Gibbs
The Bears rush defense ranks 20th in the league and the Lions are fifth in the league in rushing which will benefit Detroit. Last season in the two games against Chicago Gibbs averaged 88.5 yards a game between rushing and receiving. Look for him to go off in this one.
Defense: Defensive End – Za’Darius Smith
The task this week on the defense will be containing Caleb Williams and not allowing him time to find one of his weapons on the outside. The Lions went out and got Smith for that exact reason after they lost Hutchinson for the season, now he needs to prove he can do it.
Bottom Line: Thanksgiving Tradition
The Lions haven’t won on Thanksgiving since 2016 when they beat the Minnesota Vikings 16-13. Since then they’ve played the Bears three times and were outscored 63-50. This isn’t the Lions team that has been out there the last eight seasons on Thanksgiving and this team wins in so many different ways and that’s expected again this year as well.
