Detroit simply dominated a game they’d end up barely winning. Our defense completely held the Bears in check. “Dark eyes” Clausen looked like every bit the spoiled brat.

The Lions featured Reggie Bush on their opening touchdown drive. Bush made a huge play on a 4th down then rushed for a score on the next play. He’s baaaaaack!

Spoiled snarf child drove the Bears all the way down to the goal line on second down, but was denied by our defense. They tested Detroit on fourth down and found themselves with nothing.

The only thing stopping us from scoring was ourselves. With Chicago stalling on every possession, we marched back into their territory two more times in the first half. Both resulted in endzone interceptions. Thankfully, Matthew Stafford made the halftime adjustment.

Up 7-0, the defense held right before the second quarter closed. Unfortunately, our return man confused himself on the punt, letting it deflect off of him for a Bears possession inside our red zone. They would punch it in to tie it right before the half.

Detroit came out undeterred with two quarters left. We marched down with the second half kickoff until Matt Prater drained a field goal. On defense, nothing changed, as Chicago was forced to punt after stalling. However, a weak flop by their punter put their offense back on the field, where they’d score another touchdown.

Technically, the Lions were doing nothing wrong. We kept the offense balanced, moving again into field goal range. This try was blocked, putting some pressure on the fourth quarter. It was gut check time. Last season, Jim Schwartz loses this game. Instead, the defense remained in control, giving Stafford & Co. the ball about halfway through the quarter.

Stafford was the consummate leader, bringing us down the field before facing another fourth down. He completed a clutch pass to Golden Tate III, who hung on for the first down. Then, Joique Bell finished Chicago off. Bell rumbled his way into the endzone to reclaim the Lions lead.

He continued to run hard the rest of the way, effectively killing the clock on another field goal for a 20-14 advantage. “Dark eyes” had one last chance, but before he could throw a final interception, Ziggy Ansah clocked him when he tried to scramble. Adios, Bears.