The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears will meet up for the second time this season on Sunday. The Lions won the first meeting back in mid November over the Bears 31-26. The Lions come into the game with a 9-3 record on the season. Detroit is in first place in the NFC North, by three games over Minnesota and Green Bay. The Lions are coming off a road win in New Orleans last week.
For the Chicago Bears, they are 4-8 on the season. The Bears did not play last week. The previous week, Chicago won on the road at Minnesota on Monday Night Football. The Bears are in last place in the NFC North. The Detroit Lions are favorites in this game on the road in Chicago. Detroit is listed at -3.5, with a total of 43.5 points in this NFC North battle.
Detroit Lions Playoff Bound?
Jared Goff is one of those quarterbacks that never gets the credit he deserves. This is another one of those seasons. The signal caller has more than 3,200 yards passing, and has thrown 20 touchdowns to 8 interceptions. Amon-Ra St. Brown has been great for the Lions, with more than 1,000 yards and 6 touchdowns. Sam LaPorta also has six touchdowns for the Lions.
The running game for Detroit is a two headed monster. When both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs are in the game and healthy, this is hard to stop. They both are on pace for over 1,000 yards. Montgomery leads the way with 10 touchdowns.
Following this game, the Lions have four games remaining. Detroit will host Denver next Saturday, before back to back road games at the Vikings and Cowboys. Week 18 is at home against Minnesota.
Final Stretch for Chicago
The final five games for the Chicago Bears are big for not only their quarterback Justin Fields, but also head coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles. It is likely that the Bears will have top pick in the 2024 draft. Will they go quarterback or a different direction when it’s time to make the pick?
The Bears have to decide if they are going to go forward with Justin Fields or a different direction at quarterback. Fields has played in 8 of the 12 games this season, with 12 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. The quarterback is also the top rusher with 400 yards in 8 games.
The Bears are in Cleveland next weekend, before back to back home games. The Bears will welcome Arizona on Christmas Eve and the Falcons on New Years Eve. The final game for the Bears is at the Packers.
Lions Top Bears
This is going to be all Lions. The Lions got woken up by the Bears the first time they played. No way Detroit lets the Bears stick around in this game. Sure, Jared Goff in the cold, but if he hands the ball off, and the Lions dominate the game on the ground, it will not matter. The Lions win this game and grab their 10th win of the season. Take the Lions -3.5 over the Bears on Sunday in the NFL.
