The NFL has scheduled games on Thanksgiving since the league’s inception. Playing on Thanksgiving is nothing new for the Chicago Bears, who have done it 38 times — the fourth most in the NFL. Known as ...

Four Free Press sports writers break down and pick the Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears game Thursday afternoon at Ford Field in the annual Thanksgiving Day opener for the NFL. The Lions have lost ...

The Chicago Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus on Friday, less than 24 hours after a series of mental lapses unfolded in the chaotic, final 30 seconds of his team’s Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit.

G.A. Richards started the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving tradition when the team moved to Detroit in 1934; in the 83 years since, there have been many memorable games. The Lions, who will play the ...

An NFC North battle with playoff positioning in the balance. The two biggest television draws fighting for their postseason survival in the late-afternoon window. And the return of a star quarterback ...

The NFL is reportedly exploring a new addition to its schedule that could further expand one of the league’s biggest viewing ...