The Lions’ David Montgomery and Amon-Ra St. Brown are active for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Bears

The Lions’ David Montgomery and Amon-Ra St. Brown are active for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Bears

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

That means Montgomery, the Lions’ leader in rushing touchdowns, and St. Brown, Detroit’s leader in receiving TDs, will be available as their team looks to win a 10th straight game while also ending the franchise’s seven-season losing streak on Thanksgiving .

Montgomery has scored 11 times on the ground this season, recording 632 rushing yards on 145 carries, forming a formidable backfield tandem with Jahmyr Gibbs (886 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns).

On Thursday, Montgomery will also play his former team, the Bears, for the third time. Last year, he averaged 6.45 yards per carry in two meetings, gaining 142 yards and scoring once. As the Lions look to break their tumultuous Thanksgiving streak, Montgomery has actually won twice on the holiday and contributed 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, scoring nine touchdowns to go along with 71 receptions for 747 yards so far this season.

St. Brown, Montgomery and the Lions (10-1) take on the Bears (4-7) on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET to begin the annual NFL Thanksgiving tripleheader.

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