Chicago 28, Detroit 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 10, 2023
Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
36°
Head Official:
Tra Blake
Attendance:
62185
By Field Level Media
Justin Fields passed for a touchdown and ran for another as the host Chicago Bears upset the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions 28-13 on Sunday.
Fields passed for 223 yards and rushed for 58 yards on 12 carries for Chicago (5-8), which avenged a road loss to Detroit.
DJ Moore caught six passes for 68 yards and also had a 16-yard rushing touchdown for the Bears.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff was limited to 161 yards and one touchdown and was intercepted twice. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for Detroit (9-4).
The Lions had three turnovers and committed eight penalties for 59 yards.
The Bears took a 10-0 lead in the opening quarter but the Lions rallied to grab a 13-10 lead by halftime.
Chicago scored on its opening drive, as Fields rushed four times for 28 yards. The Bears scored with Fields lined up wide, as Moore took a direct snap and cut left on his 16-yard run.
Chicago also scored on its second possession, with Cairo Santos kicking a 46-yard field goal.
Detroit broke through midway through the second quarter on Gibbs' 12-yard scoring run. That was set up by Goff's 17-yard, fourth-down pass to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Riley Patterson missed the extra point.
The Lions gained the lead with 26 seconds left in the half on Goff's 8-yard pass to Josh Reynolds.
Santos kicked a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to finish off a 12-play drive and tie the score.
On fourth-and-13 late in the quarter, Fields connected with Moore on a 38-yard touchdown pass to give the Bears a 19-13 lead. The extra point try was blocked.
A fumbled Detroit snap gave the Bears a short field and they scored again in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Fields scrambled to his right and scored from 11 yards out. A two-point conversion pass failed, leaving the score at 25-13.
Detroit gambled on fourth-and-1 from its own 34 and Gibbs was stopped for a 4-yard loss. The Bears turned that into three points as Santos made a 28-yard field goal.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Detroit |
|
Chicago |
|
Josh Reynolds
|
Player |
DJ Moore
|
|
3 |
Receptions |
6 |
|
44 |
Yards |
68 |
|
14.7 |
Avg Yards |
11.3 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
27 |
Long |
38 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Detroit
|
267 |
140 |
127 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Chicago
|
336 |
142 |
194 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Bears have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Denver. The Lions have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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