The Detroit Lions hadn’t won a Thanksgiving game since 2016. Lions fans had to unexpectedly sweat out breaking that streak.
They can thank a game-management fiasco by the Chicago Bears.
The Bears, who had a timeout left, let the clock run down to the final seconds after a sack, trailing 23-20. It ran down too far, and Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw incomplete on the final play.
The Lions ended up getting the 23-20 win. A questionable defensive pass interference penalty downfield on a fourth-and-14 desperation pass gave the Bears a first down well within field-goal range.