Dave Helman sits down with Henry McKenna to talk about the matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions! Within the discussion, the duo discuss the QB duel between Caleb Williams and Jared Goff.

All six of the NFL teams playing on Thanksgiving will be without critical players. The Chicago Bears will be without center Ryan Bates (concussion). The Detroit Lions will be without cornerback Carlton Davis III (knee/thumb) and left tackle Taylor Decker (knee).

The Detroit Lions (10-1) and the Chicago Bears (4-7) will square off in an NFC North showdown on NFL Thanksgiving Day 2024. These teams are heading in opposite directions. The Lions have won nine consecutive games.

While the Bears are in the midst of a five-game losing streak, Chicago still hasn't made a decision on Matt Eberflus' future.

NFL Week 13 odds, picks, predictions, TV and streaming information for the Thanksgiving Day game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions.

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Detroit's running game against Chicago's defense. The Lions have a rushing TD in an NFL-record 25 straight games. Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs are the first RBs on a team to have at least 10 TDs on the ground in consecutive years. The Bears are ranked 20th against the run, a relative weakness that may be pivotal in Detroit.

The Lions and Cowboys traditionally play every Thanksgiving, but most people don't know that the Chicago Bears have played the next most Thanksgiving games.

There have been few players easier to cash touchdowns than David Montgomery, and we expect the Lions running back to continue his strong red-zone presence on Thanksgiving.

With two NFL head coaches already fired mid-season, one analyst believes that there could be 7-10 dismissed of their duties on "Black Monday" following Week 18.

The Packers will play in their 38th game on Thanksgiving, which will be tied with the Chicago Bears for the third most behind only the Detroit Lions (they'll play in their 85th game on Thanksgiving in 2024) and Dallas Cowboys (57 games on Thanksgiving). Time: 7:20 p.m.