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The Bears defense gave up five touchdown drives of at least 60 yards and allowed 504 yards of total offense, including 265 yards on the ground, led by running ...

A 21-yard touchdown pass from Goff to Swift put the Lions up 38-10 with 6:36 left in the third quarter. On first-and-goal, Goff faked a handoff, dropped back then threw a short pass to Wright, who powered into the end zone. Kicker Michael Badgley came out on fourth-and-1 and made a 23-yard field goal, giving the Lions a 24-10 just before halftime. However, the drive stalled after Fields was sacked for a loss of three yards on third-and-2 from the 2. Three plays later, Goff pitched the ball to Williams, who rushed up the middle untouched for a 17-yard score. On third-and-4, Fields flashed his athleticism again by scrambling up the middle and speeding past Lions' defenders for a 60-yard gain to reach the Detroit 9. While the Bears defense got a third-down stop, the Lions went for it on fourth-and-4. Goff completed another deep ball, this time finding Chark wide open over the middle for a 28-yard gain to the Chicago 29. The Lions fired right back with a touchdown drive on their opening possession, tying the score at 7-7 with 6:45 left in the first quarter. Brown for a 28-yard gain to reach Chicago territory, but a couple plays later, an offensive holding penalty set the Lions back to the 50. "Yeah, I knew that play was going to be a good play," Fields said on the 31-yard run. The Bears defense gave up five touchdown drives of at least 60 yards and allowed 504 yards of total offense, including 265 yards on the ground, led by running backs Jamaal Williams and D'Andre Swift.

Starting safety DeShon Elliott is inactive and will miss his second straight game after suffering a shoulder injury in the third quarter of the Jets game Week ...

Elliott is second on the team behind only linebacker [Alex Anzalone](https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/alex-anzalone/) with 91 tackles. Offensively, the Lions will be without running back Justin Jackson after he showed up on Friday's injury report with a hip injury and was listed as questionable. Ragnow has been battling this foot injury all season but has still managed to play at a Pro Bowl level. Expect Craig Reynolds to pick up some of the slack in his absence behind He was a cornerback last year and moved to safety this offseason. [DeShon Elliott](https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/deshon-elliott/) is inactive and will miss his second straight game after suffering a shoulder injury in the third quarter of the Jets game Week 15.

The Detroit Lions' emphatic win over the Chicago Bears guarantees a meaningful Week 18 game with playoffs still on the line.

But before it ended, Jamaal Williams broke out a 58-yard run to cross over 1,000 yards for the season. But Ifeatu Melifonwu made a nice play on the ball to get Chicago to turn it over on downs themselves. But nothing was doing for the Bears offense on this day. Swift and Jamaal Williams hit on back-to-back successful runs, and then Goff found Swift for a 21-yard touchdown pass on a perfectly executed screen pass. However, a special teams penalty on Amani Oruwariye set the Lions up inside their own 10-yard line. Despite being down two scores, the Bears kept with their run game, and it continued to work. A QB sneak picked up a third-and-1 to set the Lions up at Chicago’s 25-yard line. The Lions defense picked up a pair of sacks to make Chicago’s drive short and harmless. But Detroit got a stop after a couple of incomplete passes from Fields, and we saw our first punt of the game. A few plays later, the Bears pulled a trick play with Cole Kmet pitching it to Justin Fields for a 31-yard gain. Depending on how the rest of Sunday’s games play out, the Lions could be in a playoff spot by the end of the night. The Carolina Panthers humbled them, and took a big chunk out of their playoff odds.

The Lions don't have a clear path to the postseason, but they do have one, and their rebound from a poor start would make any No. 2 seed squirm.

Four Downs following the Detroit Lions' 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears includes rookie pass rushers, Goff's play, Swift feeling it and TE production.

"He's going to find the throw and get it to guy that's open and that's a great feeling. I'm just grateful for the way he came out, played for the team, and to get the juice going, the goods going." Proud of him because of the way he works, and he deserves all the chances he gets. He's playing the best stretch of ball in his career and he's a big reason why the Lions could be one win in Green Bay next week away from a playoff berth. We're just so much ahead of where we've been in the past." You can just tell it's like he's in this mode right now where you feel like anytime you dial up a pass, he's going to find somebody. The Lions had seven sacks as a team Sunday, the most they've had in a game since 2014. Just having all of us on that line and we just growing," Houston said. "We're just learning and finding out what we can do and can't do with each other. He is the first rookie in NFL history to produce a season with at least 7.5 sacks, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. He is only the second defensive lineman in NFL history to produce such a season, joining Hall of Famer Richard Dent (1990). Rookie [Aidan Hutchinson](https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/aidan-hutchinson/) also notched a half sack, had an interception and jumped on a fumble Houston caused.

With one week left in the season, the Lions remain in playoff contention. A dominant 41-10 win today over the Bears kept Detroit in the NFC wild card race.

7 seed in the NFC, if they beat the Packers next week and the Seahawks lose at least one more game. The Lions’ offense was excellent. In fact, the pressure was so relentless that Bears coach Matt Eberflus will surely be questioned about why he left his rookie quarterback in the game so long to take such a beating.

Houston wasn't the only playmaking pass rusher in this game. 2022 second-overall pick Aidan Hutchinson was a destructive force throughout the entire game. While ...

On a first-and-ten near the start of the third quarter, Williams took an end around for 40 yards while showing off his amazing ability to change direction at full speed. Williams was targeted three times but was unable to come away with a reception on any of those passes. Paired with Hutchinson and Houston, this trio will be a nightmare against opposing offenses for years to come. He also showed off some versatility by playing the edge, dropping into coverage as a linebacker, and being used in multiple phases on special teams. He has previously been used as a situational pass rusher, generally on third downs. — Detroit Lions (@Lions)

The Detroit Lions have announced their inactives list for their Week 17 matchup with the Chicago Bears.

So, yeah I anticipate we’ll see a better version of Iffy,” coach Dan Campbell said on Friday. His presence was sorely missed in last week’s game and the team will once again turn to Despite Awosika being ruled out, the Lions still had nine active offensive linemen, and because they typically only dress eight, Pierschbacher is a healthy scratch. Jackson suffered a hip injury on Friday and was declared questionable for this game. Because the Lions have eight offensive linemen active for Sunday’s game, they are eligible to expand their game-day eligibility roster from 46 to 48 players. [Ruled OUT on Friday](https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/12/30/23531414/detroit-lions-week-17-injury-report-deshon-elliott-out-frank-ragnow-questionable-bears)

Detroit rallied to completely dominate all phases of the game after a mixed bag of a first quarter. The win keeps the Lions playoff hopes alive and closed out ...

To be in denial that this team has radically improved and is in great position for the future, that’s simply not a tenable position. Sometimes staying the course and riding out a bad wave is the right thing to do, and it worked very well for the Lions against the Bears. –The Bears might have the worst overall offensive talent level of any team the Lions will play this decade. This is not the same Lions team. –Hutchinson’s run defense, even in the overall ugly first quarter, was exceptional. The Lions didn’t panic. It’s perfectly acceptable to be skeptical of the Lions playoff chances. The first two Chicago drives were more than a little distressing for the Lions. The Lions did exactly what good, well-coached teams do: they put a bad game behind them and annihilated an inferior opponent. The Lions Detroit rallied to completely dominate all phases of the game after a mixed bag of a first quarter. Detroit ran for a season-high 235 yards on 39 carries against the Bears.

Lions tie the Packers; Seahawks tie the Rams; Commanders beat the Cowboys. If that happens, here's what the Wild Card standings would look like for that final ...

The Lions and Packers are the only two teams from the same division, and the Lions would have the head-to-head tiebreaker from their earlier win over them. Let’s take a closer look at the Yes, a four-way tie for the final playoff spot. But if you want to go all galaxy brain on Lions playoff scenarios, there is one more crazy route to the postseason for Detroit. That way, Detroit would finish ahead of Seattle and would hold the tiebreaker over the Packers due to their previous win over them. [Detroit Lions](https://www.prideofdetroit.com/)’ playoff position, their path to the playoff seems pretty simple.

DETROIT -- James Houston became the first player ever with eight sacks in his first six NFL games, and now leads all rookies for the season even though he ...

And Brock Wright, who just scored two more touchdowns too, the 11th and 12th by a Lions tight end this season, a new team record even though they traded T.J. Brown became the youngest Lions receiver ever with a 100-catch season, just one week after he became the youngest Lions receiver ever with a 1,000-yard season. Josh Paschal chipped in two sacks, becoming the third Lions rookie with a multi-sack game this season.

DETROIT -- The Lions have completed their first season sweep of the Chicago Bears since 2017, winning 41-10 on Sunday at a raucous Ford Field.

1. The Bears finally broke down · 2. Justin Fields should have been pulled from the game · 3. Braxton Jones and Riley Reiff were liabilities at tackle · 4. Chase ...

The defense was unprepared for some of the looks the Lions showed and failed to do the simple things well. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams was doing a much better job these last few games, but he deserves to be held accountable for this game just as much as the players. The cherry on top was both players were called for holding on the same play and it still resulted in a sack. A big part of the reason why, however, was the play of the two tackles. This game was supposed to be an opportunity for the Bears offense to get right, particularly on the line. Up to that point, Claypool was just a decoy on the field, even when he got open a few times but wasn’t seen. He was getting rocked in the pocket, needed a massage gun on his leg, and underwent an evaluation for a concussion at one point. For Chicago, it was arguably their worst game of the season as they sleepwalk to the final week of the season. Eberflus didn’t have the team prepared and it was evident this game meant nothing for the Bears, even though it should have. After a historic first quarter from Justin Fields and his running ability that netted 10 points, the Bears went scoreless for the next 45 minutes while the Lions punched them in the mouth on their way to scoring 40+ points. Detroit dialed up the pressure early when the Bears had the ball and once they adjusted to Fields’ running ability, there was no answer. The Bears lost their ninth game in a row when they fell 41-10 against the Lions, allowing Detroit to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The 2022 Detroit Lions season won't soon be forgotten, and the team cut one amazing video recapping the special season.

The Lions brilliantly mix in some speeches from coach Dan Campbell on “ It showed lowlights from the first half of the season, with Lions play-by-play announcer Dan Miller dejectedly talking about the team’s 1-6 start. [Detroit Lions](https://www.prideofdetroit.com/) home finale moved to the two-minute warning, Ford Field played a video over the big screens unannounced.