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Game Notes: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions (1-Jan-23)

On Saturday, the 3-12 Chicago Bears square off against the 7-8 Detroit Lions at 1:00PM ET at Ford Field in Detroit. Their most recent meeting saw the Lions upending the Bears 31-30 on Sunday, November 13, 2022. In this series of late, the Bears are ahead 7-3 in their latest head-to-head meetings.

The Bears are 1-9 over their last 10 games.

The Bears have lost their last 8 games, they have also lost their last 3 games on the road.

The Lions have won 6 of their last 8 games, and they have also won their last 2 games at home.

Per the odds, the Lions are favored by 6.0. The over/under has been set at 52.0. The Bears are 3-7-0 against the spread. And Lions are 7-3-0 in their last 10 against the spread.

The Bears are led by Trevor Siemian who has thrown for 184 yards, 1 td passes with 1 interceptions this season. Justin Fields has barreled for 1,011 yards with 8 TDs.

The Lions are led by Jared Goff who has thrown for 3,959 yards, 26 td passes with 7 picks this year. Jamaal Williams has rushed for 850 yards with 14 TDs. Amon-Ra St. Brown has 96 catches for 1,050 yards and 6 TDs.

The Bears at the very bottom of the NFC North while the Lions are in 2nd in the NFC North.

Justin Fields is 3-17 as a starter in his last 20.

The Lions rank among the leaders offensively currently in the NFL. Both are listed among the the bottom on defense at present in the NFL.

The Bears enter the game off a loss against the Buffalo Bills 35-13 while the Lions enter the contest following a defeat at the hands of the Carolina Panthers 37-23.

Next week the Bears welcome the the Minnesota Vikings; the Lions visit the Green Bay Packers.

Game Details

• Matchup: Chicago Bears (CHI) at Detroit Lions (DET)
• Date: January 1, 2023
• Time: 1:00PM ET
• Stadium: Ford Field
• TV: FOX
• Ford Field Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Rain; 38F; 91% humidity; wind: SSW 5 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2022 LAST 10
CHI DET CHI DET
Record 3-12 7-8 1-9 6-4
Home Record 2-6 4-4 0-6 3-2
Away Record 1-6 3-4 1-3 3-2
Points Scored/Game 20.2 26.1 21.7 25.2
Points Allowed/Game 26.2 26.7 28.7 23.1
Point Differential -90 -9 -70 +21
Yards/Game 316.3 375.5 337.4 357.4
Yards Allowed/Game 360.3 409.9 356.8 400.6
Passing Yards/Game 136.5 254.9 146.5 252.1
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 209.1 264.1 215.0 265.6
Rushing Yards/Game 179.7 120.7 190.9 105.3
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 151.2 145.9 141.8 135.0
First Downs/Game 17.1 21.9 18.3 22.2
First Downs Allowed/Game 20.5 23.4 19.7 22.4
3rd Down Conv % 42.9 41.7 46.4 44.3
Opp 3rd Down Conv % 49.7 47.5 49.1 46.2
Turnover Margin +0 +3 +0 +5
Total Games 15 15 10 10

Chicago Bears 2022 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Trevor Siemian 15-26 184 1 1 2
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Justin Fields 150 1,011 8 67
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Darnell Mooney 40 493 2 56

Detroit Lions 2022 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Jared Goff 338-524 3,959 26 7 21
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Jamaal Williams 224 850 14 51
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Amon-Ra St. Brown 96 1,050 6 49

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 13-Nov-22 1:00PM Detroit Lions d. CHICAGO BEARS 31-30
Thu 25-Nov-21 12:30PM Chicago Bears d. DETROIT LIONS 16-14
Sun 03-Oct-21 1:00PM CHICAGO BEARS d. Detroit Lions 24-14
Sun 06-Dec-20 1:00PM Detroit Lions d. CHICAGO BEARS 34-30
Sun 13-Sep-20 1:00PM Chicago Bears d. DETROIT LIONS 27-23
Thu 28-Nov-19 12:30PM Chicago Bears d. DETROIT LIONS 24-20
Sun 10-Nov-19 1:00PM CHICAGO BEARS d. Detroit Lions 20-13
Thu 22-Nov-18 12:30PM Chicago Bears d. DETROIT LIONS 23-16
Sun 11-Nov-18 1:00PM CHICAGO BEARS d. Detroit Lions 34-22
Sat 16-Dec-17 4:30PM DETROIT LIONS d. Chicago Bears 20-10

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

CHI DET
Last 10 Record 7-3 3-7
Home Record 3-2 1-4
Away Record 4-1 2-3

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Justin Fields 344-567 60.7% 4,037 23 20 84 0-0 (0)
Jared Goff 2206-3439 64.2% 25,375 152 70 185 0-1 (1)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Justin Fields W-L last 20 games as a starter: 3-17
• Justin Fields last 20 games vs. Detroit Lions: 1-1

• Jared Goff W-L last 20 games as a starter: 10-10
• Jared Goff last 20 games vs. Chicago Bears: 3-3

Player Trends

• Jared Goff has 5 straight games with at least one passing TD
• Jared Goff has 7 straight games with zero passing interceptions
• Jared Goff has 5 straight games with 200+ passing yards & at least one passing TD
• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 9 straight games with at least 50+ receiving yards
• Amon-Ra St. Brown has 7 straight games with at least 5+ catches

Game Injuries

Chicago Bears: Chase Claypool (WR) Knee – Questionable; Trevon Wesco (TE) Calf – Questionable; Sterling Weatherford (LB) Illness – Out; Dante Pettis (WR) Ankle – Questionable; Ja’Tyre Carter (OG) Back – Out

Detroit Lions: Frank Ragnow (C) Foot – Questionable; DeShon Elliott (S) Shoulder – Out; Josh Woods (LB) Biceps – Questionable; Justin Jackson (RB) Hip – Questionable; Kayode Awosika (OG) Ankle – Out

Betting Odds

• Favorite: Detroit Lions
• Spread: 6.0
• Over/Under: 52.0

Betting Trends

Chicago Bears Detroit Lions
Last 5 ATS 1-4-0 4-1-0
Last 10 ATS 3-7-0 7-3-0
Last 10 ATS at Home 7-3-0
Last 10 ATS on Road 3-7-0
Last 10 ATS as a Favorite 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS as a Home Favorite 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS as an Underdog 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS as a Road Underdog 3-7-0
Last 10 Over-Under 8-2-0 6-4-0

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Chicago Bears:
• Detroit Lions: +12500

Bears vs. Lions Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: Detroit Lions d. Chicago Bears 29-23
• GFA Model: Detroit Lions d. Chicago Bears 32-25

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