MLive’s Dungeon of Doom podcast opened the mailbag for this week’s episode, and there were plenty of questions about the backfield.

Despite recent struggles, the Lions fully support Bates. Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp indicated that the 26-year-old has made the most practice kicks of any player he has ever been around. With so much charting the past couple of seasons, Fipp is quite confident Bates consistency will eventually showcase itself.

The Detroit Lions are fading in the playoff race. Coming into this week, the Lions were already falling a little behind in the playoff race. They were behind the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in the division, and their Wild Card chances looked a little slim with the tough competition in the NFC.

Backing up Sewell’s point, since 1966, only the Lions and Dallas Cowboys have hosted a home game on Thanksgiving Day every year as part of the league’s tradition. But since 2020, the league has also scheduled a game on Christmas Day, even though Christmas is not a typical game day.

Detroit Lions center Graham Glasgow is dealing with a knee injury, resulting in the veteran missing Thursday practice. Over the past several weeks, Detroit's pass protection has steadily improved, giving Jared Goff more of an opportunity to target wideouts Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams.

David Montgomery, the Lions' leading rusher in 2023, hasn't topped 8 carries in a game in more than a month while playing as a backup to Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Detroit Lions are one and done the rest of the regular season, because with their 8-6 record, the team has to win every game through early January to make it to the playoffs. Now, the Lions have a crucial game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday ...

After poor seasons in four of five years under Dan Campbell, is there hope in the Detroit Lions’ defensive future or are big changes needed?

Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard disputed that the Lions had a tough time stopping the run in Sunday's loss to the Rams.