Detroit 31, Chicago 26
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 19, 2023
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Scott Novak
Attendance:
63873
By Field Level Media
David Montgomery scored on a 1-yard run with 29 seconds remaining and the Detroit Lions rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to pull out a 31-26 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Montgomery, a former Bears running back, rushed for 76 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. Jared Goff, who threw a season-high three interceptions, engineered two fourth-quarter scoring drives and finished with 236 yards passing and two touchdowns.
Amon-Ra St. Brown caught eight passes for 77 yards and a touchdown for Detroit (8-2).
Bears quarterback Justin Fields, who missed the four previous games with a thumb injury, passed for 169 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 104 yards. DJ Moore caught seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown for Chicago (3-8).
Down 26-14, Goff hooked up with Jameson Williams on a 32-yard score with 2:59 remaining to cut the deficit to five.
Detroit forced a three-and-out to set up the game-winning 73-yard drive. It began with a 13-yard completion from Goff to Montgomery and culminated with Montgomery's 1-yard run. Goff then completed a two-point conversion pass to Sam LaPorta.
Aidan Hutchinson forced Fields to fumble and the ball was kicked out of the end zone, resulting in a safety with 22 seconds left.
Detroit led 14-10 at halftime.
On Chicago's opening drive, D'Onta Foreman scored on a 1-yard run.
A fumble recovery by Detroit's Alex Anzalone at the Bears' 34-yard line set up Detroit's first touchdown. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed from 2 yards out with 9:23 left in the half.
Chicago then had the ball for over seven minutes but had to settle for Cairo Santos' 31-yard field goal.
Goff found St. Brown over the middle for a 7-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left in the half.
Santos drilled a 53-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to cut the Lions' lead to 14-13.
The Bears forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and cashed in three plays later, as Fields threw a 39-yard strike to Moore.
After Goff was intercepted for the third time, Chicago made it a two-possession game on Santos' 40-yard field goal. Santos made a 39-yard field goal with 4:15 remaining for a 26-14 advantage.
Tyrique Stevenson, T.J. Edwards and Tremaine Edmunds recorded the three interceptions for Chicago.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Chicago
|
334 |
183 |
151 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2.0 |
1 |
Detroit
|
338 |
115 |
223 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Green Bay. The Lions have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Bears have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .375 after a loss.