CHICAGO (7-3) at DETROIT (4-6)
Thursday, 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Bears by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chicago 7-3, Detroit 6-4
SERIES RECORD - Bears lead 98-74-5
LAST MEETING - Bears beat Lions 34-22, Nov. 11
LAST WEEK - Bears beat Vikings 25-20; Lions beat Panthers 20-19
AP PRO32 RANKING - Bears No. 6, Lions No. 23.
BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (10), PASS (21).
BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (1), PASS (T-11).
LIONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (24), PASS (18).
LIONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (24), PASS (13).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bears and Lions meeting for 17th time on Thanksgiving. Each won eight of previous 16 matchups. … Bears trying for first regular-season sweep of Lions since 2012. … Chicago’s overall record on Thanksgiving is 17-15-2. Detroit’s is 37-39-2. … Only Green Bay (21 times) has faced Lions more times on Thanksgiving than Bears. … Chicago QB Mitchell Trubisky doubtful for game with right shoulder injury. Backup Chase Daniel has started two games in NFL career and has not attempted pass since 2016 season. … Chicago leads NFL with 18 INTs and is tied for first with 16 forced fumbles in 2018. Bears also lead league with 27 takeaways, 97 points off turnovers and plus-13 turnover margin. … Bears LB Khalil Mack had two sacks in meeting with Lions earlier this month. … Bears WR Allen Robinson had six catches for 133 yards and two TDs in earlier meeting with Lions. … … Chicago is 7-0 this season when holding opponents under 24 points, 0-3 when opponents score at least that many. … Detroit QB Matthew Stafford has 100.8 rating in past six Thanksgiving games, averaging 330 yards passing with 15 TDs and three INTs. … Lions lost to Minnesota on Thanksgiving last year, snapping four-game winning streak on this holiday. Detroit had dropped nine straight Thanksgiving games prior to that run. … Lions WR Kenny Golladay caught eight passes for 113 yards and a TD last weekend. … Detroit DE Ziggy Ansah has 7 ½ sacks in five games on Thanksgiving. Fantasy tip: Lions may need to rely more on Stafford’s arm after rookie RB Kerryon Johnson left last weekend’s game with knee injury.
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