NEWSLETTER
Here is a not-so-fun fact: Soldier Field has watched the Detroit Lions walk off as winners in seven of the last eight games played in the rivalry grudge match against the Chicago Bears.
Did we mention Soldier Field is the home of the Bears?
So much for home-field advantage.
The Bears are looking to draw closer to .500 against a Lions team that is in the thick of a playoff hunt. Detroit is one of four teams with a 5-4 record, so a win against Chicago would probably do wonders for their postseason dreams. Of course, a win for the Bears would lift the spirits of a team with a coach on the hot seat (who just received a vote of confidence) that blew a golden opportunity against a Green Bay Packers team without Aaron Rodgers and a handful of other injured playmakers.
As it stands, the Bears are one of seven teams with six losses and are jockeying for position to land a top-10 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Hopefully, the Bears don’t play like a team looking forward to the offseason.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (3-6, 4th NFC North) vs. Detroit Lions (5-4, T-2nd NFC North) – noon, FOX-TV (Thom Brenneman, Chris Spielman, Peter Schrager – yep, it’s the same crew as last week), WBBM-AM 780, WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Zach Zaidman)
Odds: Lions (-3), Over/Under 40.5 via Bovada.
Game Thread and Week 11 Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can watch the Bears get back in the win column.
Your Week 11 Preview lives here.
Coaches
John Fox (131-118 overall, 12-29 with Bears) vs. Jim Caldwell (58-47 overall, 32-25 with the Lions, 5-1 against the Bears)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitch Trubisky: 809 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 51.3 completion percentage, 75.6 rating
versus
Lions: Matthew Stafford: 2,461 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 62.6 completion percentage, 96.3 rating
Bears Inactives
#DaBears inactive list for #DETvsCHI. pic.twitter.com/FU1SpDy9Nr
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 19, 2017
Bears Expected Offensive Starters
Bears Expected Defensive Starters
Bears Specialists
Lions Inactives:
Today's #Lions inactives for #DETvsCHI. pic.twitter.com/bhCYiW8Bbo
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 19, 2017
