NFC North-leading Lions host Packers on Thanksgiving, aiming to extend best start since 1962
Associated PressGREEN BAY at DETROIT Thursday, 12:30 p.m. EST, Fox OPENING LINE: Lions by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. SERIES NOTES: The Lions, with four straight wins in the series, have a chance to win five in a row for the first time since an 11-game winning streak from 1949-54.. Green Bay is playing Detroit on Thanksgiving for the 22nd time, making it the most-common opponent on the holiday. The Packers are 8-12-1 against the Lions on Thanksgiving.. Detroit and Green Bay are playing multiple times in a season on a Thursday for the first time since 1926. … Reed had a team-high 46 yards rushing on three carries last week.. K Anders Carlson missed an extra-point attempt Sunday and had a PAT blocked the game before that.. Detroit is 8-2 for the first time since 1962 when it won 11 of the first 13 games, finished 13-3 with the league’s third-best record as Green Bay went on to beat the New York Giants for the NFL title.. The Lions are one of four teams that has not played in a Super Bowl along with Cleveland, Houston and Jacksonville and each is 7-3 or better this season.. Against Chicago last week, the Lions became became the first team to rally from a 12-point deficit in the last three minutes of a game to win without overtime since the New York Jets did it in Week 2 last season.. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has at least six catches in 28 games and Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson is the only player in NFL history with more in his first three seasons.