ALLEN PARK — The final question of Dan Campbell’s media availability on Tuesday, ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game, briefly stumped the Detroit Lions coach. He repeated the “hard-hitting” question to himself a few times as he gathered his answer.

“What’s the key to the perfect plate?”

When the Lions host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, they’ll attempt to feast on their division rival before joining their families for Thanksgiving dinner. In the days leading up to their matchup, MLive asked Campbell and several Lions players which single item is essential to a good Thanksgiving plate.

“Key to the perfect plate. That’s a tough one,” Campbell said. “I don’t know, I guess I would say variety. That’s pretty vanilla, right? Pretty boring. Variety is the key to the – or if you’re gi

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