Watch David Montgomery Turn Bilal Nichols’ Takeaway into a 14-0 Bears Lead

It isn’t a Bears-Lions game until the Lions do something Lions-y.

And this is as Lions-y as it gets:

OPE! Let me just squeeze by and take that from ya! pic.twitter.com/T3uKwbcZ4X

— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) October 3, 2021

After an unnecessary roughness penalty gave the Lions 1st-and-Goal, Jared Goff and the Lions immediately coughed it up. I’ve never seen anything like that before, and doubt I’ll see it again. Well, unless the Lions are involved.

That bit of ridiculousness put the Bears on the move again. First with this Justin Fields throw:

JUSTIN FIELDS. DIME. #DaBears

📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/W8Geyu5BuR

— NFL (@NFL) October 3, 2021

And this David Montgomery scramble:

.@MontgomerDavid refused to go down. 💪 #DETvsCHI | #DaBears pic.twitter.com/3EnPSsM73D

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 3, 2021

It’s an early 14-0 Bears lead. And life is good for the time being.