NFL teams have recently complained to the NFL about playing a Monday night game and traveling for the following Sunday's game, and the NFL has been reducing/eliminating those scheduling scenarios.
Those games are 6 days apart.
Apparently the coaches and players who know best think it's a burden to cut the prep time from their routine even when it is for a Sunday game.
Thursday morning in Detroit means travel on Wednesday. While it's not a long trip, it is still a couple/few hours out of your available time, including transportation to airport, flight, and getting to hotel in Detroit.
So your typical week with Monday film, Tuesday off, Wed and Thursday practice and installation of game plan becomes Mon, Tues and Wed.
A game ending at 11 PM Sunday doesn't help. Obviously some fans think 7 1/2 hours later means nothing, but the players now get to bed at 1:00 am at best. Monday is affected. Wed includes the travel. That is just a very short turnaround.
Listening to every single NFL commentator, they will always discuss that Thursday night games allow for no recovery time for anyone suffering even a minor injury on Sunday. (Same for both Thursday participants, of course). Make it Sunday night and Thursday morning? It only gets worse.
And only one team has that Sunday late game.
It is simply unnecessary. That is the point. If Monday night to Sunday is a burden, Sunday night to Thursday certainly is as well. When do you prep for the Lions? The only saving grace is playing them a week and a half earlier so it's not a brand new opponent.