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He's the king: Megatron breaks Thanksgiving touchdown record

Published Nov. 27, 2014 2:16 p.m. ET

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Sid Saraf

Coming into Thursday's game against the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions hadn't scored a touchdown in nine quarters.

Calvin Johnson fixed that and then some. First, he hauled in this 25-yard grab from Matthew Stafford to end the Lions' touchdown futility:

Then, Megatron did it again just before halftime when he brought down this 6-yard score:

The last one was significant because Johnson set the record for the most career touchdowns on Thanksgiving with eight. What's more, he became the fastest player to reach 10,000 yards receiving as he brought down nine catches for 109 in the first half alone.

By the way, Thursday's performance came despite Megatron being somewhat hobbled with a bum ankle. Congratulations on toppling more records!

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