The strong motivation made Chicago start the game in a very good way and they seemed to take off after a perfect drive by Cutler that marched down the field with just with passed and the last 1 to reach the endzone on a good WR screen for Jeffery. Stafford drove his team in Chicago's territory with 4 out of 5 in passes but they finished short of the endzone and Prater cameout to kick the 1st 3 points of the game for the Lions. The Lions defense made an important stop on a 3rd down with the interior part of their defense able to denied the 1st down to Forte, Detroit got back the ball but their o-line hasn't been able to provide good protection to Stafford and result has been RE Jared Allen forced a fumble recovered by the Bears on Detroit 10 yard line, the duo Cutler-Jeffery punished the Lions with another TD on a play-action pass. Detroit had issues to run the ball so Stafford rode his best receiver Calvin Johnson alligned in the slot running on a vertical seem for the Lions' 1st TD of the game. Lions' defense improved and gave their offense the chance to get their 1st lead of the game and the offense didn't blow it with a great distribution of the passes by Stafford who targeted nearly every receivers he had on the field, Joique Bell converted a 4th down on Chicago's 1 yard line jumping over both lines to score the go ahead TD. Lions' defense continued to improve and threw the Bears out of thr field on a 3 and out and the work has been continued by Stafford & Co. driving a no huddle offense that literally killed the Bears defense that paid the fact to didn't put pressure on Stafford who found Megatron free in the endzone after he beated CB Fueller 1 on 1 outside on a fade route that made him simply unstoppable.
Detroit started the 2nd half strong on the defensive side sacking Cutler with Fluellen who got his hands on him and forced him to make a beautiful pass to Jeffery to convert a 3rd and 19 beating the Lions zone coverage but the Bears offense have been limited to just a FG. Detroit reacted being so efficent to throw on WRs crossing routes that combined with riddick receptions even from the slot lead an outside run on a 1 yard TD for Bell, Chicago has been again too predictable and Cutler bad decision stop their attempt to get back into the game, the Bears started their attempt from their 5 yards and Cutler tried to do too much on a deep pass intended to Marshall deflected by slay int by FS Glover Quinn. Det got the ball and reached FG range to let Prater to kick the FG who ended Chicago's hopes of postseason.
Cutler has been so good and accurate especially on short passes but just for the 1st half and o-line inability to open up holes to let Forte run the ball against the best defense in the NFL against the runs cost them the game even because they don't have a good defense at all, absences and bad choices during offseason don't give them a single chance to be a playoffs team, poor coverage down field mixed with the inabity to stop runs it's lethal even if i saw an improvement in the runs department.
Stafford played a great game with a very very good accurancy on his passes after exactly the opposite that happened in Foxboro the week before. Megatron seemed to be returned near to his 100% with his ankle and the result have been a total destruction of Bears' secondary. I think the Lions can make great things this season if Stafford if so accurate and if they will have both Bush and Megatron healty, with that kind of defense and a multi-dimensional offense they are for real.
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