It's a more complete Detroit team facing the Bears Thursday on a short work week, one with a greater defensive presence now hitting full stride.

Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick explain why they're not buying the Lions as 10.5-point favorites against the Bears on Thanksgiving, highlighting where bettors should consider getting involved with Chicago.

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).

For the second straight week, the Detroit Lions unanimously hold the No. 1 spot in NFL power rankings across the web. And while we love reading good things about our own team, I decided to treat this week’s power rankings a little differently.

Here's a look at where the Detroit Lions stand in national power rankings following their 24-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 to improve to 10-1 on the season. Sports Illustrated Power ranking: 1st Previous ranking: 1st The Lions—12 games into the season by the way—have become the first team in NFL history to have a running back tandem score 10-plus touchdowns apiece in back to back seasons.

The Detroit Lions extended the win streak to nine games with a 24-6 win in Indianapolis over the Colts in Week 12. The Lions improved to 10-1 in handing the Colts their largest margin of defeat all season,

Self-inflicted mistakes and a very good Lions team was a recipe for a loss in Week 12 for the Indianapolis Colts, who are now 5-7 on the season. Following that contest, we have Sunday's snap count figures from Pro Football Focus.

The Indianapolis Colts dropped their Week 12 matchup with the Lions. Not surprisingly, self-inflicted errors coupled with facing a really good team is not a recipe for success. Beating Detroit is already a difficult enough task,