Lions May Be Without Decker, Raymond, Davis against Bears

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Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker (68) makes his way to down the tunnel before the start of the game / David Reginek-Imagn Images

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions are facing a Chicago Bears team that is coming off another tough loss.

Despite tying the game late, the Bears went on to lose to the Vikings in overtime, 30-27, dropping their fifth consecutive game. With the loss, their record dipped to 4-7.

For Dan Campbell's squad, three key contributors may be unavailable against Chicago. Matters are not helped with the upcoming game occurring just four days after a 24-6 win against the Indianapolis Colts.

Detroit's fourth-year head coach expressed, "It's going to come down to the wire with a number of them. That's the challenge with the short week. The good news is, I think most of these are not some long-term thing, but the problem is three days to turn around and play. That's where it becomes a bit of an issue. So, if we can't, we're prepared like we always are. Next man up. You got to hold the line, do your job and go compete."

When asked specifically about which three players are the toughest to decide upon, Campbell expressed, "Right now, I mean, Decker, CD (Carlton Davis), Leaf (Kalif Raymond). Saint's (Amon-Ra St. Brown) a little banged up. We'll see how he recovers."

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Message during short week of preparation

For the Lions, the message this week is about healing up and preparing mentally for another NFC North division matchup.

Detroit has not won on Thanksgiving since 2016. Quarterback Jared Goff expressed postgame that the seven-game losing streak is one the current team would like to end.

"Message is really recovery. Rest, recovery and the mental work," said Campbell. "It's how fast can you recover, get your body right, get your mind focused on the job at hand, because you're not going to get the physical. Block out all the distractions. That's one thing, the distractions are on us, not on them. We got all our family here, friends, all that. You got to block it out, tell them you love them, and you'll see them him after the game.

"That's kind of the challenge with all this," Campbell continued. "This team's been in, they've lost a couple of heartbreakers in the last two weeks. But, they've been in a bunch of these tight races, and they just keep coming back for more. So, they're hungry for a win. We got our hands full."