(Detroit) Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta, Jake Bates made three field goals in the first half and the Detroit Lions defeated the Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thursday afternoon.
The Lions thus won a 10e game in a row and ended a seven-game Thanksgiving losing streak.
“That was a pretty crazy ending, wasn’t it?” asked Goff.
Indeed.
The Bears had the ball in Lions territory late in the game, but missed their chance to tie the game with a field goal or win with a touchdown.
After being sacked with 30 seconds left, Caleb Williams threw an incomplete pass from the Lions’ 41-yard line on the final play of the game.
The Bears could have taken their final timeout after the quarterback sack, but there was a lack of communication.
“I was focused on getting everyone back (to the line of scrimmage),” Williams said. I don’t have a microphone, so there’s no communication with the head coach on the sidelines. We could have taken a timeout, but if we had made that play, no one would be talking about it. »
The Lions (11-1) have the best record in their history after 12 games and their 10-game winning streak ties a team record dating back to 1934.
The Bears (4-8) lost a sixth consecutive match.
The Lions led 16-0 at halftime, then 23-7 after three quarters. Williams helped the Bears come back with 13 points in the fourth quarter, but was unable to get the job done.
The Lions started the game with four offensive sequences that were productive, including a three-yard touchdown pass from Goff to LaPorta as well as Bates’ three field goals.
Meanwhile, the Bears were unable to get a single first down in their first four possessions, accumulating just 32 yards in the process.
“We started out pretty strong offensively and defensively,” admitted Lions head coach Dan Campbell.
Goff’s second touchdown pass to LaPorta, a one-yarder, gave the Lions a 23-7 lead late in the third quarter.
Caleb Williams completed 20 of 39 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns, two to Keenan Allen and one to DJ Moore.
