Lions' Thanksgiving Day Struggles & Hopes to End Turkey Skid

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00:00We start with the early game, and as much as the Lions have been smashing everybody,

00:07Cam, did you know that the Lions have lost seven in a row on Thanksgiving Day?

00:15Yes.

00:16How about that?

00:17I know.

00:18And did you know also that I believe the Bears have beaten them in three of those seven games?

00:23Straight up.

00:24The Bears have been the opponent and beat them three of those seven times that they've

00:27lost consecutively.

00:30They are 10-1 this year.

00:32They are off to an outstanding start.

00:34So Dan Campbell, distractions this week?

00:37You bet that there's a few, but we have to put those aside.

00:40Block out all the distractions.

00:42You know, that's one thing.

00:43Distractions are on us, not on them.

00:45We got all our family here, friends, all that.

00:47You got to block it out.

00:48Tell them you love them, and you'll see them after the game.

00:50See you later.

00:51You know, that's kind of the challenge with all this.

00:54So, um, you know, but this team's been, I mean, they've lost a couple of heartbreakers

01:01here the last two weeks, but they've been in a bunch of these tight races, and they

01:05just keep coming back for more.

01:07So they're hungry for a win, and we got our hands full.

01:11Dan Campbell, send the family to the hotel after the game.

01:14He's like, listen, tell them, tell your family, I don't care, whatever's on the menu, cook

01:20whatever the hell you want.

01:21All right?

01:22So he's texting me Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, saying, I'm out of this.

01:24Do you want this?

01:25Is there something special?

01:26Make Thanksgiving dinner, and I'll see you after the game.

01:29That's Dan's advice.

01:30Just stay away from the family.

01:32They want folks, and you know he wants to finally win a game, because it's been brought

01:36up to him, and I think it bothers him a little bit, because they've lost some close games

01:41the last few years.

01:42You know, that Packer game last year, 29-22.

01:45Remember the Bill game the year before that, 28-25?

01:48Close game, 16-14 to the Bears the year before that.

01:52They've lost some close games on Thanksgiving, so maybe, Cam, you might be on to something.

01:57I know that I'd maybe try to sway you a little bit, because I just think the Lions are a

02:01complete wrecking ball right now, but this is a very, very big number for a turkey day.

02:08Ten and a half for the Lions, with a 48 and a half total.

02:14I'm taking the Bears right now.

02:16I'm not sure if they're going to win the game outright, but you are kind of changing my

02:18opinion.

02:20Campbell basically says, hey, family, you guys stay at hotels.

02:22I don't want you in my domicile, in my home, bothering us before the game.

02:26We'll deal with you.

02:27If we beat the Bears, then we'll have a party afterwards.

02:29That's what he should have said.

02:30Like, at the Campbell Estates, everybody comes down, and I'll cook a turkey dinner for the

02:34team.

02:35We'll have a party.

02:36But anyway, take care of business first.

02:38They haven't been good on Thanksgiving.

02:40Lots of points, Carver.

02:41But this is a different Detroit team, as you mentioned.

02:43They're murdering everybody.

02:45Very tough, though, to lay that kind of number.

02:47I got to take the Bears.

02:48Probably put the Lions in a super teaser or something.

02:52I believe that they are on a clear mission this year.

02:56I think that the directive is out.

02:59The way they lost the NFC title game to the Niners with a lead, and they blew that game.

03:04They have come into this year looking to put their foot down and say, we're the best team

03:11in the NFC.

03:12This is a national stage Thanksgiving day, a day that they've had problems with the past

03:17two years.

03:18So you know that that's also going to be driven home by Campbell these next couple of days.

03:23I know it's a lot, but I'm willing to go after it, Cam.

03:29And here's the other side of the coin.

03:32The Bears suck, and they've now lost, I think it's five in a row they've lost altogether.

03:39And two or three of them, Cam, just completely excruciating.

03:42Last week, wild game, they come all the way back and lose to the Vikings.

03:46The week before that, they get the field goal blocked against the Packers.

03:50The start of their losing streak, the Hail Mary with Washington.

03:54When are they going to just let go of the rope and say, forget it?

03:57We're done.

03:58Great point.

03:59Another short week on the road.

04:01If they don't get off to a good start, like Detroit goes up 17-0 or 14-0, you know what

04:06I mean?

04:07The Bears just might say, sayonara, get me to the turkey.

04:10We're done.

04:11I'm checking out triple defense now.

04:12That's it.

04:13You're right.

04:14They have to come out hot or they're done.

04:16We're done.

04:17We're done.

04:18We're done.

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