Thursday Breakdown: Vikings, Lions Dig In On Thanksgiving Day
Vikings and Lions play on Thanksgiving Day, in an NFC North game with division and playoff implications.
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Vikings and Lions play on Thanksgiving Day, in an NFC North game with division and playoff implications.
This year's annual Thanksgiving game finds a lot at stake for the Detroit as they host Minnesota.
Vikings have won all eight meetings in Minnesota since Cardinals' move to Arizona in 1988.
The Minnesota Vikings have cut struggling kicker Blair Walsh, two days after he missed his league-leading fourth extra point in a 26-20 loss to the Washington Redskins.
Are the Detroit Lions are a top-ten team in the NFL? Are they the best squad in the NFC North?
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford did it once again with a thrilling 22-16 comeback win in overtime at Minnesota.
The Minnesota Vikings have ruled left guard Alex Boone and middle linebacker Eric Kendricks out of their game against Detroit because of concussions.
Mike Zimmer's team lost a second straight game by a double-digit margin, with a depleted offense sputtering badly.
Cooter is confident the Lions' improved offensive line, buoyed by emerging left tackle Taylor Decker, can help facilitate that.
Vikings have won 16 of last 18 at home vs. Lions, losing only in 2011 and 2014.
Zimmer said there was nothing to suggest that Turner planned to resigned, before adding Turner's decision was due to personal reasons.
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is recovering from surgery to repair a torn retina in one of his eyes.
The Vikings announced the news on Wednesday, two days after their second consecutive defeat. They've scored only 10 points in each of those games.
The Vikings struggled on the Monday night stage against the Bears, but will likely be ready for the Lions on Sunday.
Sam Bradford and the Minnesota Vikings were rolling as the NFL's last undefeated team.
The Mike Zimmer's Minnesota Vikings, playing without QB Teddy Bridgewater and RB Adrian Peterson, remain undefeated after five games.
Adrian Peterson was placed on injured reserve Friday by the Minnesota Vikings, another sign that his time with the team could be over following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season and perhaps his 10-year run with Minnesota in question.
With Teddy Bridgewater lost for the season, the Minnesota Vikings turn to a mediocre Sam Bradford to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Minnesota's replacement plan for Teddy Bridgewater has received an emergency activation.
"Sometimes the worst things happen to the best (people)," Vikings receiver Jarius Wright tweeted. "God has a plan."
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down with an injury in practice on Tuesday, causing the team to cut short its session after 25 minutes.
Dethroning the Vikings would sure be delicious.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has resumed throwing with his sore shoulder.
Trae Waynes gets a chance to show how far he's come in the year since the Minnesota Vikings made him their top pick.
A new study from Michigan Auto Law shared a new list of the state's top 10 most dangerous roundabouts, with the majority of them located in Southeast Michigan.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Authorities say more than 700 people were evacuated from the high school. Police later cleared the school after no explosives were found.
Another round of snow will hit Southeast Michigan on Friday, leaving Michiganders with another reason to use their shovels.
UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker is suspended with pay while Ford and the UAW discuss next steps.
Another round of snow will hit Southeast Michigan on Friday, leaving Michiganders with another reason to use their shovels.
The original forecast showed about one to two inches of snow after the changeover from rain, with a pocket or two of three inches.
A Michigan man will serve 18 months in federal prison over a disturbance that erupted on a Detroit-bound SkyWest flight in July.
UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker is suspended with pay while Ford and the UAW discuss next steps.
A new study from Michigan Auto Law shared a new list of the state's top 10 most dangerous roundabouts, with the majority of them located in Southeast Michigan.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker is suspended with pay while Ford and the UAW discuss next steps.
In a tale of two speeches, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has offered a rebuttal to President Trump's defense of his tariff policies, made just days before by the president in Detroit.
A United Auto Workers union member says he is worried about his job after he was suspended by Ford for his interaction with President Trump on Tuesday.
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In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
William J. Brock fatally shot the driver after wrongly assuming she was in on a plot to get $12,000 in supposed bond money for a relative, authorities said.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Whole milk is heading back to school lunch cafeterias.
Illnesses linked to the New York-based Live it Up Super Greens brand powder were reported in 21 states from Aug. 22 to Dec. 30, 2025.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Eligible Detroit families will receive $1,500 during pregnancy, along with $500 per month for six months, for a total of $4,500 through Rx Kids.
FDA-approved semaglutide drug is the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss available in the U.S., according to drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 jersey, honoring the Russian great more than a decade after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Andrew Copp scored at 3:27 of overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.
Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
More snow is expected to arrive on Friday, accompanied by bitter cold and wind chills next week.
Business and motor racing titans Roger Penske and Mark Reuss appear at the Free Press Breakfast Club event as General Motors moved into its new world headquarters.
Modded Detroit is showing Detroit Auto Show attendees what a little customization can bring to their vehicles.
UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson says the union's main priority right now is how to best represent their worker and make sure he keeps his job.
Southeast Michigan road crews scrambled to clear snow-covered roads for Thursday's morning rush.