Detroit Lions Sluggish In 17-14 Loss To Chicago Bears
The Detroit Lions fell to last place in the NFC North on Sunday with a 17-14 loss to division rival Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions (1-3) have lost three in a row after losing to the Chicago Bears (1-3) on Sunday, 17-14, and dropped to fourth place in the NFC North.
The Bears struck first, finishing off a ten-play, 83-yard drive with a four-yard pass from Brian Hoyer to Eddie Royal midway through the first quarter. The teams traded punts for most of the first half, the Lions finally getting on the board with a 50-yard Matt Prater field goal with 2:24 left in the second. Detroit had another opportunity to score before the break after a missed field goal by Connor Barth gave them a short field, but a Matthew Stafford interception to Jacoby Glenn ended the drive. Brian Hoyer’s Hail Mary attempt for Chicago fell incomplete and the half ended with the Bears leading 7-3.
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The Lions opened up the second half with a 13-play, 66-yard drive that took nearly eight minutes and got within one yard of the endzone, but Zack Zenner was stuffed for a loss of two on third down and the Lions settled for a Prater chip shot to cut the lead to one. Chicago responded on their next drive by going 75 yards in six plays, scoring on a six-yard pass from Hoyer to Miller to increase the Bears’ lead to 14-6.
After a Lions punt, the Bears drove the length of the field again, going 73 yards in 11 plays, a 25-yard Barth field goal making it a two-possession game. The Lions attempted to respond, launching a drive into Chicago territory, but Stafford’s second interception, this one by DeAndre Hall, ended the threat.
The Lions forced a punt which Andre Roberts returned 85 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 17-14 after Stafford found Golden Tate on the two-point conversion, but Detroit failed to recover the onside kick and the Bears ran out the clock to seal the win.