The Detroit Lions were able to set a new NFL record for viewership on Thanksgiving in their normal time slot. According to Sports Illustrated, "The NFL announced a record average viewership of 34.2 million across its three Thanksgiving last week,

According to NFL Media, the Bears-Lions game averaged 37.5 million viewers on CBS, which makes it the most-watched early Thanksgiving Day game on record.

It's been a wild swing of emotions in Detroit. Cole Kmet's offensive pass interference wiped away a first-down pass on fourth down, but then the Lions were flagged for defensive pass interference when Caleb Williams' prayer fell to the turf. The Bears have it in field goal range.

Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16), defensive tackle DJ Reader (98), wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14), running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) and linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad (69) celebrate their win against the Bears with a turkey drumstick Thanksgiving Day in Detroit. / Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

NFL Week 13 opens with Thanksgiving Day football when the Chicago Bears travel to face the Detroit Lions. Start time, TV schedule and how to watch.

As the first team to start an annual tradition of playing on Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions have naturally played more games on Thanksgiving than any other team and lead the way in both wins and losses on the holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving! 2024 NFL Week 13 schedule begins with Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions today. Here's how to watch and the NFL Thanksgiving games TV lineup.

After setting the all-time viewership record for the early Thanksgiving game last year, the Lions crushed that mark in their win over the Bears last week.

Few combinations go together better than Thanksgiving and football and this year's ratings bear that out. Per Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, the NFL had its most-watched Thanksgiving ever this year,