The Minnesota Vikings have won six games in a row and taken charge in the NFC North with an 8-2 record. While they have a two-game lead on the Detroit Lions, don't expect any letdown when the two teams meet in the early NFL game on Thanksgiving Day.
This is the Lions' traditional home game, and after losing three consecutive games to close October, Detroit has won its last three games to get back into postseason contention.
The Atlanta Falcons and the Lions are both 6-4, but Atlanta won the head-to-head confrontation between the two teams in Week 3, and that's why the Lions are on the outside of the playoff structure looking in.