Lions’ David Montgomery, Amon-Ra St. Brown active for Thanksgiving Day game vs. Bears

Although St. Brown (knee) and Montgomery (shoulder) were given questionable designations, were both full participants in Wednesday’s practice, and Dan Campbell indicated they were expected to play earlier in the week.

So Montgomery, the Lions’ leader in rushing touchdowns, and St. Brown, Detroit’s leader in receiving TDs, will be available as their team aims to win its 10th straight game while snapping the franchise’s seven-season losing streak on Thanksgiving.

Montgomery has scored 11 times on the ground this season, posting 632 rushing yards on 145 carries to form a terrific backfield tandem with Jahmyr Gibbs (886 rushing yards, 10 TDs).

Thursday will also mark Montgomery’s third time playing against his former team, the Bears. He averaged 6.45 yards per carry. carry in two matchups last year, gaining 142 yards and scoring once. As the Lions look to snap their streak of Thanksgiving upsets, Montgomery has actually won twice on the holiday, adding to the current losing streak with wins as a member of the Bears in 2019 and 2021.

St. Brown has maintained his status as one of the NFL’s standout wideouts this year, racking up nine TDs so far this season with 71 receptions for 747 yards.

St. Brown, Montgomery and the Lions (10-1) start against the Bears (4-7) at 12:30 PM ET Thursday, beginning the annual NFL Thanksgiving tripleheader.