The Lions won 23-20, nearly blowing a 16-0 halftime lead after a dominating first half, surviving Chicago's late comeback bid.

The Detroit Lions are 11-1 after defeating the Chicago Bears 23-20 in Ford Field on Thanksgiving. It was not nearly as easy

DETROIT, Mich. (WNEM) - It may not have been pretty but the Lions have snapped their seven-game losing streak on Thanksgiving. In the first half, Detroit was dominant scoring on their first four drives. During their fifth and final drive of the first half, Jahmyr Gibbs fumbled inside Chicago’s 10. Still, the Lions led 16-0 at the break.

"I thought Caleb played really well and I’m sure we’ll have our battles for a long time. But he’s a good player and did a good job," Goff said.

The Lions halted a seven-game losing streak in the annual holiday game by narrowly topping the Bears and reached 11-1, their best start in franchise history.

Simone Biles was on the sideline before the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving at Ford Field.

The Lions gutted out a Thanksgiving victory but not before a myriad of players went down with injuries. There will be no mini-bye respite yet as the next game is in seven days on Thursday Night Football vs the Packers.

Today’s win snaps the seven-game losing streak on Thanksgiving, and also matches the team’s longest winning streak set back in the 1934 season at 10.

The Detroit Lions were on their way to a peaceful Thanksgiving Day win over the Chicago Bears. And then the oven caught on fire. After taking a 16-0 lead into the half, Detroit saw defensive starters drop like flies as the Bears chipped away at their deficit before a disastrous end-of-game sequence by Chicago’s offense let Detroit off the hook.