Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
With the injury situation it makes sense. But in the NFL 9.5 is still a pretty big spread, KC vs Raiders is the only one of the 16 games set higher.
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**Bears at Lions** Thanksgiving 12:30 (-9.5, 47.5) (1 Viewer)
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Detroit is 9-2 vs against the spread this year (8 of the last 9), which is the best in the NFL.
Last 3 games they were favored by more than 4:
- -12.5 won by 38
- -14.0 won by 46
- -7.0 won by 18
Terpman22
Footballguy
This is the only game for me to watch. Would love an upset but I just don't see it happening. Lions offense will just keep coming at you over and over and over. The only way to stop the Lions is to outscore them or somehow get behind the best offensive line in football. Divisional games can be crazy, so if there are some old school Goff brainfarts the Bears might have a chance.
In the end though the Lions are just too much. The Bears don't have the offensive talent developed enough at this point to match w Detroit but they have a tough defense that could cause some problems.
Lions 31
Bears 23
Gibbs and St Brown go off. Bears stutter on offense too much. Boo.
In the end though the Lions are just too much. The Bears don't have the offensive talent developed enough at this point to match w Detroit but they have a tough defense that could cause some problems.
Lions 31
Bears 23
Gibbs and St Brown go off. Bears stutter on offense too much. Boo.
Get this reverse-jinx bs out of here.
Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
Give me the OVER. The real "Big D" are missing a lot, Chicago should actually score some points. And you know Campbell is going to showcase their knee-cap biting abilities all day long. Dude is hell-bent on making statements. Petal to the metal. I see points in this one and would expect the line to rise tomorrow, as the bloodies kick in before the kick.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Detroit has hit the over 5 times in 11 games
2 out of 5 times when it was a prime time or national broadcast
2 out of 5 times when it was a prime time or national broadcast
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
My redraft matchup this week, sorted by time:
Thursday 12:30pm
64.37 - BobbyLayne
22.09 RB J. Gibbs DET
21.34 QB J. Goff DET
10.53 PK J. Bates DET
10.41 TE S. LaPorta DET
44.87 - opponent
19.43 WR A. St. Brown DET
15.05 WR J. Williams DET
10.39 DT Lions DET
feeling very conflicted
Thursday 12:30pm
64.37 - BobbyLayne
22.09 RB J. Gibbs DET
21.34 QB J. Goff DET
10.53 PK J. Bates DET
10.41 TE S. LaPorta DET
44.87 - opponent
19.43 WR A. St. Brown DET
15.05 WR J. Williams DET
10.39 DT Lions DET
feeling very conflicted
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Detroit Lions
Injury report
Chicago Bears
Injury report
Both Montgomery and St Brown are expected to play.
Injury report
| Player | Position | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Davis | CB | Knee/Thumb | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| Taylor Decker | T | Knee | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| David Montgomery | RB | Shoulder | DNP | LP | FP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | Knee | DNP | LP | FP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Terrion Arnold | CB | Groin | FP | FP | FP | (-) |
| D.J. Reader | DL | Illness | DNP | FP | FP | (-) |
Chicago Bears
Injury report
| Player | Position | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Hicks | SAF | Ankle | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| Ryan Bates | OT | Concussion | LP | LP | DNP | OUT |
Both Montgomery and St Brown are expected to play.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
This is pretty cool
All the teams are wearing John Madden patches tomorrow
here is what it looks like on the Lions jersey
That's awesome, man - so many memories of him calling Barry Sanders runs on Thanksgiving
1997 - Barry runs for 167 & 3 TDs vs Bears
All the teams are wearing John Madden patches tomorrow
here is what it looks like on the Lions jersey
That's awesome, man - so many memories of him calling Barry Sanders runs on Thanksgiving
1997 - Barry runs for 167 & 3 TDs vs Bears
FairWarning
Footballguy
Interesting trend is Detroit pitching three straight 2H shutouts.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Outscored the Titans, Texans, Jags and Colts 70-0 in the second half this year
We should hang a 2024 AFC South Champion banner tomorrow
(actually, GB and MIN also went 4-0 this year)
14-2 for the NFC North v AFC South this year
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I don’t think the Lions have allowed a TD in 10 quarters
FairWarning
Footballguy
It’s ALWAYS the Bears letting down the division.
Spread feels too high to me. Bears are playing everyone right to the end, and I think this will be no different.
I think this is a Jahmyr Gibbs game. The Bears biggest defensive weakness is RBs out of the backfield, and that's where Gibbs is really scary. For the Bears, I'll double down on my rankings call, and say Rome Odunze hits this week, against a very banged up CB group.
Ultimately, I feel silly picking against the Lions as they've really got it going right now, but I think the Bears can at least give them a scare.
Lions-26
Bears-23
I think this is a Jahmyr Gibbs game. The Bears biggest defensive weakness is RBs out of the backfield, and that's where Gibbs is really scary. For the Bears, I'll double down on my rankings call, and say Rome Odunze hits this week, against a very banged up CB group.
Ultimately, I feel silly picking against the Lions as they've really got it going right now, but I think the Bears can at least give them a scare.
Lions-26
Bears-23
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
I think DET probably wins this by 10. I liked it at 10.5, at 9.5 I'd probably lay off the game.
Sister Havana
Footballguy
I’d love to see a Bears win, but I’m afraid they will find a creative new way to lose.
fatness
Footballguy
The Detroit Lions have declared OT Colby Sorsdal, OG Kayode Awosika, OT Taylor Decker, CB Emmanuel Moseley, CB Carlton Davis and OT Giovanni Manu inactive for Week 13.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Hope Lions wearing old school jerseys. Brings me back to Chris Spielman and Herman Moore. Even a little Scott Mitchell. Ha ha
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Monty officially active per Schefty twitter.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Should be another tcb kind of game
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Lions Thanksgiving Day record for points is 55 - versus the Bears in 1997.
Barry ran for 167 & 3 TDs that day.
That also happens to be the club record for most points in a game.
#2 and #3 on the franchise list is the 52 they scored in TEN & JAX.
Barry ran for 167 & 3 TDs that day.
That also happens to be the club record for most points in a game.
#2 and #3 on the franchise list is the 52 they scored in TEN & JAX.
Moseley and Davis means we are very weak at CB.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Whenever someone posts about a specific game I look up the boxscore to see if anything stands out.
That game the immortal Ricky Proehl went for 4 catches/164 yards/1 TD
rockaction
Footballguy
Nice pattern by Jaymo.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Man never went down.
rockaction
Footballguy
Don’t get Sewell hurt doing this stuff, DC.
C’mon, man. What if he gets horsecollared in a gang tackle?
C’mon, man. What if he gets horsecollared in a gang tackle?
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Was Sewell looking to throw?
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Sacks are more of a QB stat than an OL stat, but in that case....
Snoopy
Footballguy
yes, ruled a sack.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
... down some stuffing?
Snoopy
Footballguy
Stats are not kept on normal OL activity.
rockaction
Footballguy
Woof. Should have been picked.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
such a fun team
all we are sayin’
is give Bates a chance
all we are sayin’
is give Bates a chance
rockaction
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Not even offered as a bet, I’d imagine.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
The key to this game for Chicago is to keep Penei Sewell contained. So far so good.
The Frankman
Footballguy
Jesus CHRIST, Caleb you gotta fire that ball in. You 're gonna get DJ Moore killed.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Romo: "That was a perfectly thrown ball, but it was thrown a little too late!"
Insein
Footballguy
Almost did. Get him killed that is.
Yeah that was not the throw to make
