The Lions kept rolling in Week 12, scoring a 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts to move to 10-1 and extending their win streak to nine games. It’s Detroit’s best start since 1934. After taking the top spot in most media power rankings last week, let’s see if the Lions are closer to sweeping the list this week.

The NFL contenders are starting to separate from the pretenders. The Green Bay Packers (8-3) easily took care of business against the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) on Sunday and the Detroit Lions (10-1) dominated the Indianapolis Colts (5-7).

There are few constants in the NFL, but one thing that never changes is the fact that the Detroit Lions play football every year on Thanksgiving Day. Excluding the years during World War II, the Lions have played on the holiday every year since 1934.

The NFL has played games on Thanksgiving since the league’s inception in 1920, meaning this tradition dates back more than 100 years. While the Detroit Lions first adopted the Thanksgiving tradition in 1934,