Three weeks ago, the Chicago Bears squandered their chance at victory after blowing a 12-point lead to the Detroit Lions in the final 4:15 of a 31-26 loss. In Sunday’s Week 14 rematch against their NFC North rival, the Bears built an identical 12-point lead in the final period and took down the top team in their division after holding the Lions scoreless in the second half.
The 28-13 win marked Chicago’s first back-to-back victories over division opponents since the 2019 season. Sunday was also the first time Chicago won consecutive games under coach Matt Eberflus.
The redemption the Bears earned at Soldier Field came via another dominant performance from Chicago’s defense, which forced three turnovers and held Detroit’s top-five offense to 13 points. The Bears offense scored 18 second-half points.
Chicago (5-8, 2-3) has won three of its last four games against the Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings and Lions after starting the season 2-7. The Bears face two teams with losing records over the final four games — the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons — and aim to lean on the momentum they’ve built over the past month to reach their next milestone: doubling their 2022 win total (3).
Quarterback Justin Fields completed 19 of 33 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown in his first home game since dislocating his thumb on Oct. 15. Fields also notched 12 rushing attempts for 58 yards and a touchdown. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Fields is averaging 90 rushing yards per game in his career against the Lions, the most by any quarterback against a single opponent in NFL history (minimum 5 games).
The Chicago Bears are currently 5-8 after winning three of their last four games and still have not been eliminated from the playoff picture.
