NFC-leading Lions host Bears on Thanksgiving, trying to stop 7-game losing streak on the holiday
Associated PressChicago at Detroit Thursday, 12:30 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Lions by 10 1/2. Key injuries Bears G Ryan Bates and DB Elijah Hicks were ruled out after both players missed last week’s game.. Lions PR/WR Kalif Raymond was put on injured reserve Wednesday, when the team ruled out CB Carlton Davis and OT Taylor Decker against Chicago.. Montgomery and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown were full participants in practice Wednesday, but both were listed as questionable. The Lions started their tradition of playing on Thanksgiving on Nov. 29, 1934, with a 19-16 loss to the Bears.. Chicago has beaten Detroit three straight times on Thanksgiving, sending Lions fans home unhappy in 2021, 2019 and 2018.. Stats and stuff Chicago has dropped five straight for the first time since losing the last 10 games of the 2022 season.. The Bears will host Detroit in Week 16.. Buffalo and Pittsburgh are the two teams in the NFL with a better turnover differential than Detroit and Chicago.. Detroit has lost seven straight games, including three times to Chicago, and 16 of its past 20 games on Thanksgiving and the Bears have won four in a row on the holiday..