Lions show vs. Bears to never count them out: ‘If you think it’s over, it’s not’

The Athletic has live coverage of Lions vs Packers in the first NFL Thanksgiving game. “We’re gonna fight it till it says 0:00,” defensive tackle Alim McNeill said in the locker room, after the Lions’ 31-26 comeback win over the Chicago Bears improved their record to 8-2. If you think it’s over, it’s not.” GO DEEPER NFL Week 11 takeaways: Browns defense is 'special'; 49ers appear to be back The Lions, for much of the afternoon, were playing like a team that was begging to lose, begging for people to doubt them. And even when things aren’t going my way, I’m not playing as well as I’d like to early on, how do I find a way to kind of center myself back to be what my true job is, is to be the best on every play and do everything I can for my teammates.” “He’s part of the herd,” coach Dan Campbell said of Williams. When we talk about “Same Old Lions” with this group, we now have to talk about an old Lions team of the ’60s — the 1962 team, to be exact.