Week 12 Thanksgiving Vikings vs Lions: Live updates, odds, and Patriots rooting guide

The (6-4) Detroit Lions host the (8-2) Minnesota Vikings for the first Thanksgiving game of 2017. Kickoff is at 12:30 PM ET on FOX. The Vikings are 2-point favorites and the over/under is set at 44.5, suggesting a 23.25-21.25 Vikings victory.

The New England Patriots don’t care how this game turns out, but the franchise has some friends in Detroit and they’ll probably be rooting for the Lions to win and have a happy Thanksgiving.

Use this as the open thread for discussion.