Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions never stood a chance against the Packers on Thursday. The moon foretold the inevitable result.
Detroit lost to Green Bay at home by a score of 29-22. Even though it ended up being a one-possession game, the visitors had control from the jump after scoring 20 points in the first quarter.
The Packers were always going to win. Definitive and completely objective science said so.
Social media personality Jay Cuda broke it down on Wednesday. He was right!
The Lions have not won a game on Thanksgiving Day when the moon is in a waxing gibbous phase since the NFL and AFL merged in 1970. They were 0-12 coming into Thursday.
On the flip side, Detroit is 6-7 when the moon is in a waning gibbous phase on Thanksgiving Day. Its record proves that a win is possible — just not when it is a waxing gibbous, which it is on Thursday.
The losing streak began on Nov. 24, 1966 and continues through the loss in 2023.
- Nov. 24, 1996: Bears 31 – Lions 14
- Nov. 28, 1968: Eagles 12 – Lions 0
- Nov. 28, 1974: Broncos 31 – Lions 27
- Nov. 24, 1977: Bears 31 – Lions 14
- Nov. 25, 1993: Bears 10 – Lions 6
- Nov. 25, 2004: Colts 41 – Lions 9
- Nov. 22, 2007: Packers 37 – Lions 26
- Nov. 26, 2009: Packers 34 – Lions 12
- Nov. 22, 2012: Texans 34 – Lions 31
- Nov. 22, 2018: Bears 23 – Lions 16
- Nov. 26, 2020: Texans 41 – Lions 25
- Nov. 23, 2023: Packers 29 – Lions 22
Fortunately, next year allows for a different result. The moon will be in a waning gibbous phase on Thanksgiving Day in 2024. The Lions have a chance to get back to .500 during the waning gibbous phase.
In the meantime, they are officially winless on Thanksgiving Day when the moon is in a waxing gibbous phase since 1966. No matter how well things went, Detroit was never going to win. The moon said so!