Today at 12:30 p.m. ET the Detroit Lions (7-4) will host another Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field against the NFC North rival Chicago Bears (5-6) on CBS. Live stream the game by clicking this link; Lions fans can listen to the game on 97.1 FM The Ticket, while Bears fans may do likewise on 105.9 The Zone.
The Lions have succeeded this season without much from "Megatron" Calvin Johnson, who came into the season as the consensus best wide receiver in the league. Going forward the Lions, who haven't scored an offensive touchdown in eight quarters, will need to put more points on the board.
"If I knew what was wrong, I would have already fixed it," Johnson said ahead of the Turkey Day divisional clash. "We still have time to get things going in the right direction."
Injuries have sapped the Lions of their full arsenal for most of the year, and right now running back Reggie Bush is hobbled. The sluggish O hasn't worried head coach Jim Caldwell however.
"I'm not worried about (the) big picture to be honest with you," Caldwell said. "I'm worried about our next game and we'll deal with the big picture later on."
The Bears have also been maddeningly inconsistent at times offensively, despite rostering a slew of explosive talents at the skill positions.
"We're just trying to focus on what we can do better and that is to be more consistent on offense and to use opportunities to make plays," coach Marc Trestman said. "We need to do that from start to finish."
The Bears have won two straight games, behind wildly different performances by Jay Cutler. Last week vs. Tampa Bay he threw for just 130 yards and one score, but had no turnovers. That will be key again today.
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