Stafford threw an terrible fourth-quarter interception, too. Wilson had six catches for 85 yards and a touchdown while Bellamy added six catches of his own, but Cutler will undoubtedly be happy to get his No. 1 wide receiver back in action. The Lions also had a season-high with 155 rushing yards. Jay Cutler had 353 yards and one touchdown for the Bears.
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In the first half, the Lions offense showed the potential many people expected this season.
Matthew Stafford will be back in the starting lineup today, one week after he threw three interceptions in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals and was pulled from a game for the first time in his career.
Cutler could be without his top three targets however in tight end Martellus Bennett and wide receivers Alshon Jeffery and Eddie Royal. If Stafford protects the ball and gets the protection he needs up front, he can get in a rhythm and make big plays downfield against a young Bears secondary. Detroit kicker Matt Prater converted a 27-yard field goal with just 2:30 left to give the Lions a 37-34 win in overtime. The Bears countered with 10 first-quarter points – on a 27-yard Gould kick and a 1-yard Jeremy Langford run – before the Lions’ Tim Wright caught an eight-yard pass while being face-guarded by Fuller to retake the lead.
Has Jim Caldwell, widely respected throughout the league, suddenly become a bad head coach less than a year after leading the Lions to just their second playoff berth in 14 years? The officials initially ruled the play a touchback and awarded possession to the Bears, but later reversed the call upon review.
But the Lions weren’t content with their lead and answered with a well-executed 4-minute drill.
The Lions come into Week 6 on 0-5 and their hapless fans will be hoping that they can finally snap their losing streak with a home victory today. This split is so big, in fact, that the Lions actually surrender more yardage to No. 2 receivers than No. 1 receivers. Just this past Sunday, Falcons running back Devonta Freeman had a touchdown catch overturned when refs ruled the ball came out when he went to the ground.
Chicago is beginning to return a few of their injured which will make them competitive in league tilts.
Matt Forte plunged into the end zone on third-and-goal from the 2 and then caught a pass to convert the two-point play, giving the Bears a 31-24 lead. In it, the Bears’ offensive coordinator Adam Gase talked about the anticipation of having the receiver on the field because it allowed him to “be able to open things up a little bit”.
Pernell McPhee bailed the Lions out after a third-and-goal incompletion when he was called for roughing the passer after hitting Stafford below the knees, and Johnson beat Tracy Porter in one-on-one coverage on the next play for the touchdown.
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Considering the Bears haven’t beaten the Lions since Lovie Smith’s final game as the head coach in December. 2012, Detroit could have a fair chance in this one.
