Lions vs. Bears: Live score updates, highlights, news, analysis

We’ve got live score updates, highlights and news from the Thanksgiving game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions.

It’s a tradition unlike any other: the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.

What has long been mocked for decades is now one of the most anticipated moments of the football week. The Lions are 10-1, holding first place in the NFC North, the NFC, and the NFL. It’s their best start since the 1934 season—the exact year that this Thanksgiving Day tradition began with the Lions.

Overall, the Lions have appeared on 84 Thanksgiving Day game, holding an overall record of 37-45-2 in those contests. They have notoriously lost their last seven Thanksgiving Day contests, with their last victory coming in a thrilling comeback victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 2016.

But this is a Lions team unlike any other. They have laid waste to nearly every opponent, and in convincing fashion. They have faced both good teams and bad, and have yet to fall for the “trap” game. The last two opponents they’ve faced with a losing record were the Jaguars and Titans, and they beat those two teams by a combined 84 points.So it’s understandable that the 4-7 Chicago Bears come to town as 9.5-point underdogs for the game.

That said, there are some things working in Chicago’s favor this week. For one, quarterback Caleb Williams has strung together two strong performances after the Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Additionally, the Lions have two key injuries. Left tackle Taylor Decker and No. 1 cornerback Carlton Davis are both officially out for this game, leaving Detroit vulnerable at two key positions.

Will the Lions pass another test of adversity or will it be another disappointing Thanksgiving?

We’ll be providing live updates from Ford Field. Simply start refreshing after the 12:30 p.m. ET kickoff, and watch as drive-by-drive analysis, highlights, scoring updates, and injury news filters in.

See you all at kickoff and Happy Thanksgiving!

First quarter

The Detroit Lions won the coin toss and opted to receive. The opening drive got off to a promising start with a 10-yard run from David Montgomery. Detroit then converted a third-and-4 after Jared Goff found Jameson Williams after going through all of his progressions. After a 14-yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Lions found themselves in another third down, and, again, Williams picked up the conversion down to Bears 24-yard line.

Detroit then tried to get trick with a passing play designed to be thrown by Penei Sewell, but he wisely tucked it and took a 1-yard loss.

Regardless, the drive kept going. But on third-and-9 from the Bears’ 12-yard line, Goff couldn’t find Tim Patrick and the Lions settled for a 30-yard field goal. 3-0 Lions.

The Bears quickly went three-and-out, after a deep shot to DJ Moore was broken up beautifully by Kerby Joseph.

Detroit was deep in their own zone thanks to a good punt, but on third-and-2, Goff found St. Brown for a 29-yard gain. Then it was all Jahmyr Gibbs. He picked up rushes of 18, 13, and 11 yards to move the Lions down to first-and-goal from the 3-yard line.

Second quarter

On the first play of the second quarter, Goff found Sam LaPorta for the easy touchdown and a 10-0 Lions lead.

The Bears quickly went three-and-out again, thanks to an offensive pass interference penalty, and a third-down pressure from Za’Darius Smith and Josh Paschal that forced Caleb Williams to eventually throw it away. Paschal suffered an injury on the play and went to the locker room. He was listed initially as questionable with a knee injury.

The Lions moved down field quickly with a pair of plays to David Montgomery—a 13-yard run and a 14-yard catch. A 15-yard crackback block penalty on Jameson Williams pushed them into a second-and-25, but they quickly got out of it with a 30-yard strike to Tim Patrick with a roughing the passer penalty tacked on.

The Lions would have to settle for three, though. Another penalty on the receiver crew—a holding on St. Brown—moved them to a second-and-goal from the 14, and Detroit couldn’t punch it in, with Goff taking a sack on third down. Bates lined up from 36 yards and knocked it through. 13-0 Lions.

Again, the Lions defense forced a three-and-out. Terrion Arnold picked up a nice pass breakup on second down and pressure from Al-Quadin Muhammad forced an inaccurate throw from Williams on third down.

Gibbs kicked off the drive with a huge 28-yard gain right up the gut of the Bears defense.

Detroit then faced a fourth-and-1 from the Bears’ 32-yard line and Montgomery converted with a 2-yard run. But the Lions stalled from there after three straight incompletions, bringing Bates back onto the field. From 48 yards, Bates was good. 16-0 Lions.