The Detroit Lions made several roster changes ahead of Thursday's game, including adding players to the active roster and placing a key player on injured reserve.

The Detroit Lions are favored to beat the Chicago Bears Thursday in their annual Thanksgiving home game at Ford Field. Here's where to buy tickets.

The Browns claimed former Lios pass rusher James Houston off of waivers, NFL Network reported on Wednesday. Houston was waived by the Lions earlier this week, ending an up-and-down three-season tenure with the Lions.

Houston, the former Detroit Lions edge rusher who was waived by the team on Tuesday, was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. It's a fitting end to the Lions' midseason edge rusher drama, as Houston ends up with the team from whom the Lions acquired veteran edge rusher Za'Darius Smith at the trade deadline earlier this month.

The optimism of offensive tackle Taylor Decker and cornerback Carlton Davis III now appears a bit overzealous.

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, so the Lions who suffered injuries last game will need to see a rapid recovery in order to play vs the Bears. See my postgame report for videos of all the injuries.