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Caroline Darney

Everyone joked about the Lions being winless on Thanksgiving when the moon is in a Waxing Gibbous phase

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The Detroit Lions are having a bit of a magical season in 2023. They entered Thursday’s Thanksgiving matchup with a comfortable lead in the NFC North and an 8-2 record as they hosted the struggling Green Bay Packers.

What could go wrong!?

The Lions ended up losing 29-22, falling behind 23-6 by the halftime break. Turns out, nature itself may have been working against Detroit. According to Jay Cuda, an X (formerly Twitter) user that loves statistics, the phase of the moon was not in the Lions’ favor on Thursday afternoon.

Apparently, Detroit has never won a game on Thanksgiving when the moon is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. The moon on this Thanksgiving? Waxing Gibbous, of course.

NFL fans had jokes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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