Jared Goff related 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 file established throughout their first season in Detroit in 1934. The Lions snapped a seven-game dropping streak of their annual Thanksgiving Day sport.
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 perfect file 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 practically eight minutes after the opening kickoff however settled for a 30-yard Jake Bates area aim. 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 go from Goff to LaPorta.
The Lions added 36 and 48 yard area objectives by Bates.
The Bears received 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 lower the deficit to 23-13 on Williams’ 9-yard scoring go to Allen with 13:40 remaining. Williams threw an incompletion on the 2-point attempt.
Bates missed a 45-yard area aim attempt with 8:42 left. The Bears then made it a three-point sport with 5:36 remaining on Williams’ 31-yard scoring go to Moore.
The Lions had been compelled to punt on their subsequent possession but it surely was downed on the Bears 1-yard line. A go interference penalty in opposition to Detroit on fourth-and-14 allowed Chicago’s drive to proceed within the last 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.
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