Thanksgiving football: traditionally, an oasis from awkward political talk and judgmental in-laws. This year, it might be unwatchable.

The Bears might get to feast on the Lions’ third-string quarterback David Blough on Thursday after backup Jeff Driskel appeared on the injury report with a hamstring injury.

“It’s definitely gotten better each and every day,” Driskel said. “That’s just a testament to the guys in the training room, all of those guys that are here all hours of the day working with us.”

Head coach Matt Patricia would not say if Driskel would be available for the Thanksgiving affair against the Bears.

“It really is day-to-day because of [the] short week,” Patricia said.

Blough, 24, played all four years of college at Purdue University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Browns in May after the 2019 NFL Draft, and was traded to the Lions in an exchange of 2022 seventh-round draft picks in August.

The rookie has yet to throw a pass in an NFL game. Blough took first-team reps in practice this week with Driskel limited, according to Patricia.

Driskel, 26, took over for Matthew Stafford on Nov. 10, breaking the veteran’s 136-game start streak after it was revealed that Stafford had fractured bones in his back. The 31-year old quarterback will be out for approximately six weeks, and is “maniacal” about returning to play, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Lions have lost all three games Driskel has started, including a 20-13 loss in Chicago in Week 10. The Bears offense has also been far from dynamic this season with the beleaguered Mitch Trubisky possibly in his final weeks as the starter in Chicago.

Patricia joked about the number of players ready to play the position in a pinch.

“I think we have about seven quarterbacks currently, three on offense, maybe four on defense that also go out there on Fridays and like to show me how far they can throw and how accurate and how good all that stuff is,” he said. “You get everybody coming up being like, ‘Feel good today, Coach.’ I’m like, ‘Great, go run that route, please.'”

Detroit tight end Logan Thomas, who played quarterback for Virginia Tech and is known for his big arm, is the team’s best option as an emergency backup.

“I promise you, if I have to go back there, I’m going to just sling it and whatever happens, happens,” Thomas said.

The Lions were one of the seven teams in attendance at Colin Kaepernick’s public tryout Nov. 16, but so far no team has expressed interest. Patricia would not comment on the team’s interest in signing Kaepernick.

The possibility of Cowboys coach Jason Garrett getting fired mid-game by a red-faced Jerry Jones could save Thanksgiving.