We’ve got some massive football games this Thanksgiving Day and that isn’t always the case historically. First up is an NFC North battle for second place — thanks to the red hot Chicago Bears — with the 7-3-1 Green Bay Packers on the road to take on the 7-4 Detroit Lions. The winner will at least keep pace with the Bears who have their own dogfight on Friday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kickoff is set for Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Mile High time at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and will air on FOX.
According to FanDuel, the Lions are slight 2.5-point favorites over the Packers. Detroit has been inconsistent in recent weeks winning just three of their last six games and those wins are almost entirely behind the legs of Jahmyr Gibbs. In those wins, he had 219, 142, and 136 yards rushing. In those losses, he had 65, 25, and 39 yards rushing. That one-dimensional aspect is a limiting factor and I think the Packers find a way to limit the damage Gibbs brings to the table. With that belief, I think Jordan Love is far superior of a quarterback to Jared Goff, so I’ll be taking a Packers win today.
Prediction: Packers 26, Lions 22.
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