Nickelback gets tepid reaction at Lions' Thanksgiving game

Three weeks of protests gave way to three minutes with Nickelback on today, as the Canadian band rolled through a brisk halftime set at the Detroit Lions' and Green Bay Packers Thanksgiving game. The overall reaction was tepid from the tens of thousands inside Ford Field, but the cheers edged out the jeers as Nickelback performed its new single, "When We Stand Together," backed by flames, fireworks and about 1,000 local dancers and moshers.

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