Quarterback Jared Goff diced up the Bears’ young secondary, while D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams found little resistance on the ground. The Lions went up and down the field at will on the Bears’ defense.ĭetroit scored on five of its first six possessions to jump out to a 38-10 lead midway through the third quarter. With the offense spinning its wheels, the Bears’ needed their defense to step up and keep them in the game. The Lions’ defense finished the day with seven sacks and nine QB hits. Rookie left tackle Braxton Jones and veteran right tackle Riley Reiff had trouble with Aidan Hutchinson and Josh Pascal, while James Houston tormented the interior of the Bears’ offensive line on the blitz. The Bears had just 7 net passing yards at halftime against one of the NFL’s worst defenses. The Lions sacked Fields five times in a first half that saw right guard Teven Jenkins (neck) and his replacement Michael Schofield (knee) leave with injuries. But Detroit’s pass rush had its way with the Bears’ offensive line on the first day of 2023. It was a day to forget for the Bears’ offensive line.Įntering Sunday, the Lions had 30 sacks in their first 15 games. Where Lucas Patrick stands in Bears offensive line roomįields continues to be a weapon on the ground, but the Bears' passing game still has a lot of work to do. Here’s what we learned in the Bears’ embarrassing 41-10 loss to the Lions.Īfter rushing for just 11 yards on seven carries in Week 16 against the Buffalo Bills, Fields returned to his running ways in the first half against the Lions.įields rushed for 113 yards on six carries in the first half against the Lions, including a blistering 60-yard scamper that got the Bears down to the Lions’ 9-yard line.
He did rush for 132 yards, but it was far and away his worst game since Week 3 when he threw for just 106 yards and two picks against the Texans.
The Lions' offense mauled the Bears' defense from the opening kickoff, and Fields could not conjure up the magic needed to keep the game close.įields went 7-for-21 for just 75 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Instead, Chicago's new year started with a new low for a team limping to the finish line. Perhaps they could even play spoiler and end the Lions' playoff hopes.īut that's not how 2023 started for head coach Matt Eberflus, Justin Fields, and the Bears. DETROIT - The Bears looked at Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions as an opportunity for a young team to gain valuable experience playing in a playoff-like atmosphere at Ford Field.
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