The Detroit Lions (4-6) are once again hosting their annual Thanksgiving Day game, and their opponent for Week 12 of the 2020 season is the Houston Texans (3-7).
The last time these two teams met on Thanksgiving Day was back in 2012, and the game was marred by one of the all-time blunders by then Lions’ head coach Jim Schwartz. If you want to take a trip down memory lane, we recapped the game in an article earlier this year.
If you missed any of the action leading up to this week’s game, we have covered below, with links to all the relevant articles, sectioned off for convenience. Additionally, we’ve included everything you need to know for how to watch or listen to this week’s game.
How To Watch
When: Thursday, November 26th, at 12:30 p.m. EST
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV: CBS (National broadcast)
Broadcast crew:
- Play-by-play: Jim Nantz
- Color commentary: Tony Romo
- Sideline reporter: Tracy Wolfson
How to listen
Detroit area radio: WJR 760 AM radio
- Announcers: Dan Miller and Lomas Brown
SIRIUS: 83 (Lions), 82 (Texans)
XM: 225 (Lions), 226 (Texans), 88 (National)
Betting odds
- Texans -3 points (original line was Texans -2.5)
- Over/Under 51.5 points
- Moneyline, Lions +135, Texans -162
83-percent of experts are picking the Texans to win
Lions Wire game prep podcasts
- Listen to Erik Schlitt on the Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast: Episode 173: Texans Week 12 preview
- Listen/Watch Jeff Risdon join the Detroit Lions Podcast to break down Week 12
Injury Updates
- Lions’ injury designations — Kenny Golladay, 5 others ruled OUT
- Hal Vaitai placed on injured reserve
- Texans’ injury designations — WRs Randall Cobb, Kenny Stills OUT
Roster updates
- Week 12 comprehensive depth chart
- Lions sign WR Mohamed Sanu to the active roster
- CB Dee Virgin and DT Albert Huggins elevated to game-day roster
- Lions protected three players on the practice squad
Lions Wire game prep articles
- The Honolulu Blueprint: Keys for a Lions victory over the Texans
- Behind Enemy Lines with Texans Wire
- Rookie expectations for Week 12
