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Despite losing on Thanksgiving Day, the Kansas City Chiefs actually saw their likelihood of making the NFL Playoffs<\/a> increase now that Patrick Mahomes understands his back is against the wall. While Baltimore also suffered an ugly divisional loss, the AFC North is a mess and the Ravens will have chances to rebound.<\/p>\n The same cannot be said for the Detroit Lions, who were the biggest losers on Thanksgiving after falling to the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n The Lions now sit in third place. The NFC North is crowded at the top, with the Chicago Bears and now the Packers ahead of them.<\/p>\n But worse than Dan Campbell\u2019s Thanksgiving loss is the fact that Detroit has some serious issues heading into the back half of the season.<\/p>\n Amon-Ra St. Brown exited in the first half without a catch due to an ankle injury. After the game, Campbell told reporters the injury isn\u2019t believed to be significant. Good news\u2014but the Lions looked lifeless offensively without him.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s \u201cSonic and Knuckles\u201d duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery has taken a step back behind an offensive line that simply isn\u2019t as dominant as it was last season. Maybe bringing back previously retired center Frank Ragnow will help, but the 29-year-old will need time to get into game shape.<\/p>\n Outside of St. Brown, the Lions have too much talent to be this mediocre. Remember: Campbell took over play-calling duties from new offensive coordinator John Morton, who claimed he supported the move. Of course he did\u2014when your boss takes your job, you\u2019re not going to disagree. But the reality is the offense hasn\u2019t been where it needs to be.<\/p>\n Had the Lions not beaten the lowly New York Giants in overtime in Week 12, they\u2019d be entering December as one of the coldest teams in football.<\/p>\n And December needs to be the turnaround month. The Philadelphia Eagles appear to be figuring things out, and the Los Angeles Rams look like the NFC favorites.<\/a><\/p>\n As quickly as Detroit fans fell in love with the Campbell\u2013Jared Goff pairing, the duo won\u2019t survive if expectations aren\u2019t met.<\/p>\n