The best way to end a 5-game skid is to have the worst team in the NFL invite you over for the Thanksgiving feast. However, it's nothing to gloat about if it takes a last-second field goal to overcome an even more mediocre team. Such was the case on Turkey Day, that the first televised game of the day was a veritable fowl of a contest, in which Chicago managed to get into … [Read more...] about Bears feast on Lions for Thanksgiving
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2020 Chicago Bears Staggering from Sixth Straight Loss
The Detroit Lions should have been the panacea to cure the 2020 Chicago Bears five game skid. Instead, the Lions scored twice in the last two minutes of the game to upend their NFC North rivals. The final score was aided by a strip sack on 3rd and 4 inside their own 20 yard line. Detroit scored two plays later. Yet, Chicago still had a chance, driving down the field from … [Read more...] about 2020 Chicago Bears Staggering from Sixth Straight Loss
2020 Chicago Bears hang on for wild win at Detroit
The only thing that could have derailed a classic comeback by Chicago, was Matthew Stafford's performance in the two-minute offense late in this game. D'Andrew Swift saw the game winning catch with six seconds left slip in and out of his grasp on third and ten. The ensuing fourth down attempt fell harmlessly incomplete to seal a victory by the Bears. The 27-23 win seemed as … [Read more...] about 2020 Chicago Bears hang on for wild win at Detroit
2019 Bears pick up much-needed win over Lions
The first quarter of Sunday's Bears victory over the Lions followed the same frustrating script that had plagued the team all season: a listless offense getting booed off the field. Trubisky's accuracy remained an issue, the switch at center from James Daniels to Cody Whitehair hadn't worked and the Bears had only one drive in which they didn't punt, a 10-play, 80-yard drive … [Read more...] about 2019 Bears pick up much-needed win over Lions
2018 Chicago Bears get out of Detroit with a Thanksgiving win
The Chicago Bears celebrated Thanksgiving with a 23-16 win over the Detroit Lions. It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't ideal, but the Bears won their fifth straight game for the first time since 2012 and went three-for-three in their stretch of divisional games. Tough circumstances The unfortunate timing of playing an early Thanksgiving game 80 hours after a Sunday night … [Read more...] about 2018 Chicago Bears get out of Detroit with a Thanksgiving win