Lions to face Bears in Thanksgiving Day Classic

Tim Twentyman Detroit will host division rival Chicago in their annual Thanksgiving Day game Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. at Ford Field. It will mark the fifth time in the last six seasons the Lions have hosted a division opponent on Thanksgiving, facing Chicago in 2021, 2024 and now 2026, as well as Green Bay in 2023 and 2025. Buffalo in 2022 has been the only non-division opponent to play in Detroit on the holiday i