E verybody in the NFL is afraid of the 10-1 Detroit Lions’ offense, and for good reason. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has combined run and pass concepts to a level that wil

The Detroit Lions (10-1) and the Chicago Bears (4-7) will square off in an NFC North showdown on NFL Thanksgiving Day 2024. These teams are heading in opposite directions. The Lions have won nine consecutive games.

Detroit is the best team in the NFL, a covering machine, and it has a +177 point differential, which is 71 higher than the next team (Eagles). Of its last eight games (8-0), only two of them have come by single digits. The Bears and Lions are tied for third in the NFL in turnover margin (+9) and weirdly, Chicago is 4-7.

Three teams — the Buffalo Bills, defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions — all have opportunities to clinch a spot in the postseason, if a few scenarios play out the right way in Week 13.

The Kansas City Chiefs can become the first team in the NFL to clinch a 2024 playoff spot while the Buffalo Bills can be the first team to clinch their division this weekend. Both of them will need a win and some help,