ALLEN PARK — It’s Thanksgiving week which means the Detroit Lions are cramming six days of preparation into three.
On Thursday they will try to snap a seven-game Thanksgiving losing streak when they face the Chicago Bears (4-7).
“Nobody likes losing, I don’t want to lose. I don’t want to lose a game, I don’t think any of us do. But it’s more so it’s about a division opponent at home, the next one in front of us, more so than we don’t want to lose the Thanksgiving game,’’ coach Dan Campbell said on Monday. “We don’t want to lose, period.’’
At the same time, winning on Thanksgiving makes dinner a little tastier. That’s something that center Frank Ragnow longs for. He was drafted by the Lions in 2018 and has never won a Thanksgiving game.
“I’d really like to enjoy Thanksgiving. Usually in the past years it’s been like I don’t really want to talk to my family, all upset about everything. I’d really like to enjoy Thanksgiving and put on a show for the crowd,” Ragnow said.
“It’s such a special unique thing to Detroit, and need to capitalize on it and make it as special as it is,” Ragnow said. “I think we’ve all got that in the back of our mind.”
The coach said this week is about rest, recovery and mental work. The team had a walk-through on Monday with another planned on Tuesday.
Injuries could be an issue for Thursday after the Lions were banged up following Sunday’s 24-6 win at Indianapolis.
Campbell said decisions on some of the injured could come down to the wire. He’s most concerned about the availability of LT Taylor Decker (knee), WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee), Carlton Davis III (knee, thumb) and WR Kalif Raymond (foot).
None of them would have practiced on Monday, per the estimated practice report.
RB David Montgomery (shoulder) and DT D.J. Reader (illness) also would not have practiced.
The good injury news is that CB Terrion Arnold (groin), who didn’t play on Sunday, would have had a full practice.
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