▶ The Lions and Bears have previously played 19 times on Thanksgiving, with Chicago winning 11 of those matchups. Detroit, which hasn't beaten anyone on the holiday since 2016, has lost its last three Thanksgiving games against the Bears (2018, 2019 and 2021).

It's the season of giving so perhaps Detroit could be in a festive mood, offering to give Chicago a glimmer of hope that they may reach the postseason. Here are our experts' predictions for this Thanksgiving showdown.

The NFL contenders are starting to separate from the pretenders. The Green Bay Packers (8-3) easily took care of business against the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) on Sunday and the Detroit Lions (10-1) dominated the Indianapolis Colts (5-7).

With the NFL playoffs less than two months away, here's a look at which teams are most likely to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

The Lions kept rolling in Week 12, scoring a 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts to move to 10-1 and extending their win streak to nine games. It’s Detroit’s best start since 1934. After taking the top spot in most media power rankings last week,