Prior to Gibbs' fumble, the Lions stopped Chicago on fourth down in Bears territory and had a big opportunity to put the game on ice early. Instead, the Bears cut into the deficit, making it 16-7 with Allen's first touchdown to begin the third quarter. "That hurts," Campbell said.

The win is the Lions’ first on Thanksgiving since 2016 – before everyone but offensive linemen Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow were on the team. Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta as the Lions scored the game’s first 16 points,

Chicago still finds wins hard to come by; their losing streak has reached five games. But the Bears lost by just one point to a playoff team in Green Bay and took another talented team (Minnesota) to overtime, so things are trending in the right direction, it appears.