SportsLine simulated Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day in Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season 10,000 times

Those three teams are a combined 27-6 on the season after they all posted victories Sunday, giving that division three of the top four records in the NFC (the Philadelphia Eagles are 9-2).Start the day smarter.

The Detroit Lions have established themselves as one of the top defenses in the NFL despite a host of injuries because of the group's accountability.

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The Chicago Bears (4-7) have a short week as they take on the NFC-leading Detroit Lions (10-1) at Ford Field for a Thanksgiving Day matchup. The Bears are riding a four-game losing streak heading into the contest, including two close losses to NFC counterparts in consecutive weeks to the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.

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Detroit is the best team in the NFL, a covering machine, and it has a +177 point differential, which is 71 higher than the next team (Eagles). Of its last eight games (8-0), only two of them have come by single digits. The Bears and Lions are tied for third in the NFL in turnover margin (+9) and weirdly, Chicago is 4-7.

Just around one month ago, there was reason to believe that Thursday's Thanksgiving Day matchup featuring the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions was going to be on

Despite holding the record for most wins on Thanksgiving, it's been a bit since Lions fans have viewed a victory on the holiday. Detroit is currently riding a seven-game losing streak on Turkey Day, with the franchise's last win coming in 2016. The Cowboys, unsurprisingly, are No. 2, with 33 wins.