The Detroit Lions are enjoying their turkey after taking down NFC North rival Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thanksgiving Day.
Detroit made history in the process. Going 11-1 for the first time in franchise history, the Bears fall to 4-8 on the season.
Another important step has arrived for this great Lions team. Due to their defensive efforts, the Bears were scoreless in the first half. It was the first time this season that the Lions shut out a team in the first half.
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Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs runs with the ball during a game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. (Horwedel-Imagn curl picture)
Meanwhile, quarterback Jared Goff and the Lions’ electric offense scored 16 points, although they were confined to the red zone by their standards. Because of the player Jake Bates scored three goals in the first half to account for nine of his 16 points.
Tight end Sam Laporta scored two touchdowns for the Lions. Collected the first point in the second quarter. Goff, meanwhile, threw him a laser from three yards out to make the score 10-0 at the time.
However, in the second half, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and his offense turned things around as their kickoff resulted in a Keenan Allen touchdown from 31 yards out, while the rookie signal-caller put up the numbers. The wide receiver and Allen ran. Enter the end zone
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But the Lions responded quickly. It took more than seven minutes for Laporta to find the end zone again. After Goff threw the perfect play-action pass. This leaves tight sides wide open to score.
However, Williams and the Bears didn’t back down as they marched 70 yards to get Allen into the end zone once again to preserve the Lions’ lead at 10 after a failed two-point conversion.
Then, after Bates missed the game’s first field goal, The Bears also took advantage of excellent field position as Williams threw a dime to wide receiver DJ Moore for a touchdown on the left sideline from 31 yards out to make it a three-pointer. game.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams appears to pass during a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. (Horwedel-Imagn curl picture)
The Bears were able to get the ball back again with three minutes remaining. But a perfect punt put Chicago at the one-yard line to make it as difficult as possible to at least tie the game.
But one of the strangest endings to a game in recent memory occurred when Williams was fired for a third-and-26 finish with 30-plus seconds remaining on the clock. However, Williams wasted time and used It took too long to finish the game. Finally, prayers were sent to Rome Odunce, the defensive winger who was incomplete in finishing the game.
What’s even weirder is that head coach Matt Eberflus still has a timeout in his bag. Knowing his defenders were taking too long He might be able to use it to pass the time. But the Bears found another unlikely way to lose.
On the box score, the “Sonic & Knuckles” backfield of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs worked hard against the Bears’ defense to lead the Lions’ offense once again.
Gibbs needed just nine carries to total 87 yards on the ground, while Montgomery had 21 carries for 88 yards.
Detroit Lions’ Sam LaPorta scores a touchdown during a game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. (Horwedel-Imagn curl picture)
Goff went 21 of 34 for 221 yards with Amon – Rasaint Brown leading the pack with 73 yards on five receptions.
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Williams, meanwhile, came back in the second half, finishing with 256 yards with his three touchdowns. Allen had 73 yards while Moore finished with 97.
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