The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears will meet for the 165th time ever on Monday night.
The Bears lead the all-time series 94-65-5. Last season, they split the season series with Detroit winning the first game 24-13 in Week Five and Chicago winning the second game 37-13 in Week Ten.
The Bears are coming off a bye week and are currently on a three-game winning streak outscoring opponents 98-27 during that span.
The Lions are coming off a big 26-23 road win over the Eagles. At 2-3, Detroit sits at the bottom of the NFC North, but they seem to be getting things going right now.
This game should be intense considering the battle that has been brewing as of late between these two teams.
The Bears are 5-3 under Lovie Smith in games coming off a bye week. They’re 5-1 in their last six games against the Lions.
The next three weeks the Bears play games that arguably very winnable. After Monday night’s clash with the Lions they will host the Panthers and then they will travel to Tennessee to p...
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PLAYERS:
Lovie Smith,
Alshon Jeffery,
Sherrick McManis,
Zackary Bowman,
Devin Hester,
Blake Costanzo,
Jacob Lacey,
Corey Williams,
Chris Houston,
Jonte Green,
Alphonso Smith,
Earl Bennett,
Jay Cutler,
Brian Urlacher,
Lance Briggs,
Nick Roach,
Tim Jennings
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears
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