Jared Goff linked with Sam LaPorta for 2 touchdowns and the Detroit Lions prolonged their profitable streak to 10 video games by holding off the visiting Chicago Bears, 23-20 on Thursday.
The streak matches the franchise report established throughout their first season in Detroit in 1934. The Lions snapped a seven-game shedding streak of their annual Thanksgiving Day recreation.
Goff handed for 221 yards, whereas David Montgomery had 124 scrimmage yards. Jahmyr Gibbs added a mixed 104 yards for Detroit (11-1), which owns the very best report within the NFC.
Caleb Williams threw for 256 yards and three second-half touchdowns for the Bears (4-8), who’ve misplaced six straight. DJ Moore caught eight passes for 97 yards and a landing. Chicago’s poor clock administration on its final possession allowed Detroit to carry on.
The Lions outgained the Bears 279-53 within the first half and grabbed a 16-0 lead.
Detroit managed the ball for almost eight minutes after the opening kickoff however settled for a 30-yard Jake Bates discipline purpose. The Bears went three-and-out on their first possession.
The Lions then methodically moved 90 yards down the sector in 10 performs and scored on the primary play of the second quarter, a 3-yard cross from Goff to LaPorta.
The Lions added 36 and 48 yard discipline targets by Bates.
The Bears bought on the scoreboard on the opening possession of the second half. Williams completed off the 74-yard drive with a 31-pass to Keenan Allen.
The Lions answered with a landing. That drive was accomplished by Goff’s 1-yard toss to LaPorta to make it 23-7.
Chicago reduce the deficit to 23-13 on Williams’ 9-yard scoring cross to Allen with 13:40 remaining. Williams threw an incompletion on the 2-point strive.
Bates missed a 45-yard discipline purpose strive with 8:42 left. The Bears then made it a three-point recreation with 5:36 remaining on Williams’ 31-yard scoring cross to Moore.
The Lions had been compelled to punt on their subsequent possession nevertheless it was downed on the Bears 1-yard line. A cross interference penalty in opposition to Detroit on fourth-and-14 allowed Chicago’s drive to proceed within the closing minute.
After a sack left the ball on the Chicago 41-yard line with 32 seconds left, the Bears did not name a timeout on third down and the clock ran out on a Williams incompletion.
–Discipline Stage Media