If you're into tradition, there's a good chance your Thanksgiving will feature turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie.

But if a group of Detroit Lions fans get their way, it will also include pears.

That's because a petition picking up steam on the networking, information and discussion website, Reddit, is asking Lions fans to refer to the Chicago Bears as the "Chicago Pears" ahead of the Thanksgiving day meeting between the two NFC North rivals.

Why?

Because, oddly enough, three of the four teams Detroit has beaten this year have started with the letter "P."

"We are undefeated against teams beginning with P," the petition reads.

For those keeping count, the Lions beat that Patriots 26-10 on Sept. 23, the Packers 31-23 on Oct. 7 and the Panthers 20-19 on Nov. 18.

Bears, of course, does not start with a P. But neither does Dolphins, and the Lions beat them 32-21 on Oct. 21. Although one MLive reader did point out that Dolphins are often mistaken for porpoises, and that starts with "P."

Detroit lost to the Chicago Bears on Nov. 11.

Either way, it appears Lions fans are willing to try anything to keep their team's slim playoff hopes alive. Detroit takes on the Chicago Pears at Ford Field on Thursday (12:30 p.m., CBS).

The idea has also generated some interesting responses, which you can see below.