It’s Thanksgiving, of course it’s stressful
Would it be a holiday game if it didn’t stress the hell out of you? The Lions didn’t play their best game of the year on Thanksgiving and it’s because of that this game went the way that it did. That and all the injuries continuing to add up.
Somehow the Lions managed to do the thing that the last 100 Lions teams would have totally done and they fought off the comeback and got their first Thanksgiving win since 2016. The Bears ineptitude certainly helped too.
Goff Report
This wasn’t Goff’s best day, but it was far from his worst. There were some red zone throws in the first half that I’m sure he wants back. Still, 61.8% of passes completed for 221 yards and two touchdowns got the job done.
Scorched Earth on the clock
The Lions absolutely dominated the time of possession game in the first half. When it was all said and done, the Lions had the ball for 22:54 and the Bears had it for 7:06.
The defense did their thing, but the offense made sure to just hold up the ball as long as they could to make sure there was a constant fresh defense out there. In the second half the script totally flipped. At the end of the day the Lions had the ball for 35:14 and the Bears had it for 24:16.