CHICAGO BEARS (3-9) AT DETROIT LIONS (8-4)
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
BEARS | LIONS | |
SERIES LEADER | 97-71-5 | |
STREAKS | 6 of past 7 | |
COACHES VS. OPP. | John Fox: 5-3 | Jim Caldwell: 4-1 |
LAST WEEK | W 26-6 vs. San Francisco | W 28-13 at New Orleans |
LAST GAME | 10/2/16: Lions 14 at Bears 17. Chicago QB Brian Hoyer passes for 302 yards & 2 TDs for 120.1 rating. Bears WR Eddie Royal has 7 catches for 111 yards & TD. | |
LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/18/15: Lions 37, Bears 34 (OT). Detroit QB Matthew Stafford passes for 405 yards & 4 TDs for 117.7 rating. Lions K Matt Prater has 27-yard GW FG in OT. | |
REFEREE | Jeff Triplette | |
BROADCAST | CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 135 (Chi), 81 (Det). XM: 383 (Chi), 225 (Det). |
STATS
PASSING | Matt Barkley: 45-87-589-3-4-65.7 | Matthew Stafford: 291-433-3224-21-5-100.5 |
RUSHING | Jordan Howard (R): 181-883-4.9-5 | Theo Riddick: 92-357-3.9-1 |
RECEIVING | Cameron Meredith: 38-516-13.6-2 | Golden Tate: 65-762-11.7-3 |
OFFENSE | 348.2 | 337.3 |
TAKE/GIVE | -9 | +6 |
DEFENSE | 326.8 | 354.8 |
SACKS | Willie Young: 7.5 | Kerry Hyder: 7 |
INTs | Tracy Porter: 2 | 4 tied: 2 |
PUNTING | Pat O’Donnell: 43.5 | Sam Martin: 48.6 (2L) |
KICKING | Connor Barth: 64 (22/23 PAT; 14/18 FG) | Matt Prater: 101 (23/25 PAT; 26/29 FG) |
NOTES
BEARS: QB MATT BARKLEY had career-high 97.5 rating last week. Has 508 pass yards (254 per game) in past 2…Rookie RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 117 yards & 3 TDs in Week 13 & became 5th rookie in Bears history with 3 rush TDs in single game. Ranks 2nd among rookie RBs with 883 rush yards & 5 rush TDs. Had 111 rush yards in last meeting…WR JOSH BELLAMY had career-high 93 rec. yards last week. WR EDDIE ROYAL had 7 receptions for 111 yards & TD in last meeting. TE ZACH MILLER had TD catch in last game vs. Det…DE AKIEM HICKS has 4 sacks & FF in past 4. LB LEONARD FLOYD leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. Had 2 sacks & safety in Week 13. Has 3 sacks & FF in 2 career games vs. NFC North. LB WILLIE YOUNG has 6.5 sacks in past 8. Rookie LB NICK KWIATKOSKI had career-high 9 tackles last week. CB HAROLD JONES-QUARTEY aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with 7+ tackles…LIONS: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 916 pass yards (305.3 per game) & 7 TDs in past 3 vs. Chi. Has 14 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 104.2 rating in past 8…RB THEO RIDDICK had rec. TD in Week 13. Since 2014, leads NFL RBs with 12 TD catches & ranks 3rd with 167 receptions…WR GOLDEN TATE has 628 rec. yards (89.7 per game) & 3 TDs in past 7. Since 2013, ranks 3rd in NFC with 318 receptions. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 4 rec. TDs in 6 home games with Det. Since entering NFL in 2003, ranks 3rd with 13,627 rec. yards…DE KERRY HYDER has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. NFC North. DE DEVIN TAYLOR has 6.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 7 at home. CB DARIUS SLAY aims for 8th in row with PD. Has 12 PD & sack in past 5 vs. Chi. S GLOVER QUIN has 2 INTs in past 3 at home vs. Chi. Since 2013, ranks 2nd among NFL safeties with 16 INTs. S TAVON WILSON has INT in 2 of past 3. Rookie S MILES KILLEBREW had 1st career INT last week.
With Cutler out, this will be a tough road game for the Bears.