We interrupt your Frank Ragnow celebration with this huge NFC North showdown on Thanksgiving Day. While we’re all excited that Detroit’s All-Pro center is back, he likely won’t take the field for at least a couple weeks. In the meantime, the Lions have a playoff race to concern themselves with, and Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers is the biggest game of the season to date.

Currently, both teams sit behind the Chicago Bears in the NFC North standings: • Bears: 8-3 • Packers: 7-3-1 • Lions: 7-4 • Vikings: Who cares?

But with the Chicago Bears facing a daunting schedule—including two games against the Packers and one against the Lions—the entire division is still very much up for grabs. Thursday’s winner between the Packers and Lions suddenly becomes the heavy favorite

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