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Game Notes: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (Dec 10, 2023)

This upcoming Sunday, the 9-3 Detroit Lions journey to the 4-8 Chicago Bears with kickoff scheduled for 1:00PM ET. The two foes recently met on earlier this year on Sunday, November 19 as the Lions upended the Bears 31-26. Of late, the Bears lead 6-4 in their latest head-to-heads.

The Lions are 8-2 over their last 10 games.

The Lions have won 8 of their last 10 games, they have also won their last 2 games on the road.

The Bears have lost 18 of their last 22 games, and they have also won their last 2 games at home.

According to the odds, the Lions are 3.5 point favorites. The over/under is currently set at 43.5.

The Lions are guided by Jared Goff who has thrown for 3,284 yards, 20 td passes with 8 picks this year. David Montgomery has rushed for 704 yards with 10 TDs. Amon-Ra St. Brown has 84 catches for 1,042 yards and 6 TDs.

The Bears are guided by Justin Fields who has thrown for 1,587 yards, 12 td passes with 6 picks this season. D.J. Moore has 70 catches for 1,003 yards and 6 TDs.

The Lions are in first place in the NFC North while the Bears sit in last place in the NFC North.

Jared Goff is 15-5 as a starter in his last 20. Justin Fields is 3-17 in his last 20 starts. Justin Fields is 1-3 against the Lions as a starter.

The Lions are ranked among the best offensively in the league. The Bears rank among the the bottom on defense in the league.

The Lions enter off a win against the New Orleans Saints 33-28 and the Bears come into the game off a postive performance against the Minnesota Vikings 12-10.

Next week the Lions welcome the the Denver Broncos. The Bears visit the Cleveland Browns.

Game Details

• Matchup: Detroit Lions (DET) at Chicago Bears (CHI)
• Date: December 10, 2023
• Time: 1:00PM ET
• Stadium: Soldier Field
• TV: FOX
• Soldier Field Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Clouds; 35F; 70% humidity; wind: WNW 11 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2023 LAST 10
DET CHI DET CHI
Record 9-3 4-8 8-2 4-6
Home Record 4-2 2-3 4-1 2-2
Away Record 5-1 2-5 4-1 2-4
Points Scored/Game 27.3 20.2 27.5 20.5
Points Allowed/Game 23.8 24.7 22.9 23.1
Point Differential +41 -54 +46 -26
Yards/Game 400.6 323.3 402.1 333.2
Yards Allowed/Game 322.4 318.5 316.0 305.6
Passing Yards/Game 262.9 160.6 258.9 156.9
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 229.3 221.7 221.5 210.6
Rushing Yards/Game 137.3 123.4 142.8 129.2
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 93.1 70.9 94.5 63.9
First Downs/Game 22.1 17.3 22.1 17.1
First Downs Allowed/Game 19.9 17.3 19.4 17.4
3rd Down Conv % 43.0 42.8 43.2 44.4
Opp 3rd Down Conv % 37.4 45.4 36.8 42.7
Turnover Margin -3 -4 +0 +0
Total Games 12 12 10 10

Detroit Lions 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Jared Goff 291-430 3,284 20 8 21
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
David Montgomery 151 704 10 75
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Amon-Ra St. Brown 84 1,042 6 46

Chicago Bears 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Justin Fields 143-222 1,587 12 6 29
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Justin Fields 77 400 1 29
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
D.J. Moore 70 1,003 6 58

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 19-Nov-23 1:00PM DETROIT LIONS d. Chicago Bears 31-26
Sun 01-Jan-23 1:00PM DETROIT LIONS d. Chicago Bears 41-10
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

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

DET CHI
Last 10 Record 4-6 6-4
Home Record 2-4 2-2
Away Record 2-2 4-2

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Jared Goff 2541-3932 64.6% 29,138 175 78 208 0-1 (1)
Justin Fields 494-810 61% 5,699 36 27 120 0-0 (0)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Jared Goff W-L last 20 games as a starter: 15-5
• Jared Goff last 20 games vs. Chicago Bears: 5-3

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

Player Trends

• Jared Goff has 5 straight games with at least one passing TD
• Jared Goff has 5 straight games with 200+ passing yards & at least one passing TD
• David Montgomery has 4 straight games with at least one rushing TD

Game Injuries

Detroit Lions: ; Frank Ragnow (C) Knee – Out; Malcolm Rodriguez (LB) Ankle – Questionable

Chicago Bears: Yannick Ngakoue (DE) Knee – Questionable; Equanimeous St. Brown (WR) Pectoral – Out; Tyler Scott (WR) Hamstring – Questionable; Velus Jones (WR) Illness – Questionable

Betting Odds

• Favorite: Detroit Lions
• Spread: 3.5
• Over/Under: 43.5

Betting Trends

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

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Detroit Lions: +1600
• Chicago Bears: +100000

Lions vs. Bears Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: Detroit Lions d. Chicago Bears 24-20
• GFA Model: Detroit Lions d. Chicago Bears 27-25