DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions have had enough issues stopping people this year. They may want to at least consider playing 11 guys.

They allowed a 14-play touchdown drive on their first series of the Thanksgiving game against Minnesota, and it seems they only had 10 players on the field for Case Keenum's 1-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph in the back of the end zone.

This is the third straight week Detroit's defense allowed points to open a game. The club trailed 10-0 each of the last two weeks but rallied to beat the Browns and Bears. But the Browns and Bears have combined to win three games this season. While Minnesota has won six in a row.

An early deficit is going to be much harder to erase. And now the Lions find themselves facing another one because they forgot how to count to 11.