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.
i have bad news for the lions :(
since the afl/nfl merger, they are 0-12 (.000) on thanksgiving when the moon is in a waxing gibbous phase. tomorrow is a waxing gibbous pic.twitter.com/IlKqXH5cgr
— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) November 22, 2023
NFL fans had jokes.
Can the moon’s waxing gibbous phase go 17-0?? Next on First Take … https://t.co/60mIWaoshj
— Bennett Conlin (@BennettConlin) November 23, 2023
I will now be doing all of my betting solely off waxing gibbous moon tips
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) November 23, 2023
Lions seeing the waxing gibbous moon on Thanksgiving tweet after this start pic.twitter.com/fLz0TDjh1Q
— Joel Penfield (@jtpenfield) November 23, 2023
Jordan Love – the truth.
Jayden Reed – the truth.
Waxing gibbous – the truth.#RunTheTable
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) November 23, 2023
you can beat some of the NFL’s best but the second you face the Waxing Gibbous it’s just over eh? pic.twitter.com/w5VVcRFeg5
— Liam (@Blutman27) November 23, 2023
Waxing gibbous remains undefeated https://t.co/ukcNiVAYuk
— SnoopySparty🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ (@SnoopySparty7) November 23, 2023
Waxing Gibbous. pic.twitter.com/AxWpXazqZn
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) November 23, 2023
The Lions just cannot escape the clutches of the Thanksgiving waxing gibbous moon https://t.co/ytD5CuxQJF
— Kyle Bonn (@the_bonnfire) November 23, 2023
Where can I purchase a waxing gibbous jersey? https://t.co/aWM0Bgypa1
— Tim Backes (@timbackes) November 23, 2023
