LIVE BLOG: Follow Lions' Week 11 Matchup With Bears
Sunday marks the beginning of an important stretch for the Detroit Lions.
Beginning with a Week 11 matchup against the Chicago Bears, the Lions will play three of their next four games against NFC North opponents. In their quest for the first division title since 1991, the team must take care of business against their common foes.
Detroit will play Chicago Sunday, Green Bay Thursday and Chicago again on Dec. 10. A Dec. 3 matchup with New Orleans is the only non-NFC North foe on the schedule in the next four weeks.
The Bears are an intriguing foe. After a strong offseason, they've struggled offensively. Justin Fields is making his return to the lineup Sunday after being out since Oct. 15.
Without Fields, the Bears were forced to insert undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent as the team's starting quarterback. This season, Bagent has thrown for 859 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions while leading the team to a 2-2 record.
While sidelined, Fields was forced to take on a leadership role to mentor the rookie.
"It's been great. In terms of him being a professional, him helping out Tyson … I think that was very beneficial for Tyson to have that support," coach Matt Eberflus told reporters. "Because you can feel support, you can feel him being genuine about that support and really helpful and he was great that way. He's always been a great teammate, always been one of the hardest workers. He was engaged in all those game plans to be helpful and to be supportive."
Follow along all throughout Sunday's Lions-Bears game with our live blog:
4:05 p.m. -- FINAL: Lions 31, Bears 26.
4:03 p.m. -- Aidan Hutchinson sacks and strips Justin Fields, resulting in a safety. The Lions lead the Bears, 31-26, with :16 remaining.
3:59 p.m. -- David Montgomery scores a 1-yard touchdown. Jared Goff connects with Sam LaPorta for the two-point conversion. The Lions lead the Bears, 29-26, with :29 remaining.
3:43 p.m. -- Jared Goff hits Jameson Williams for a 32-yard touchdown. The Bears lead the Lions, 26-21, with 2:59 remaining.
3:36 p.m. -- Cairo Santos hits a 39-yard field goal. The Bears lead the Lions, 26-14, with 4:15 remaining in the game.
3:19 p.m. -- Cairo Santos hits a 40-yard field goal. The Bears lead the Lions, 23-14, with 14:12 remaining in the game.
3:14 p.m. -- END Q3: Bears 20, Lions 14
3:09 p.m. -- Jared Goff throws his third interception of the game, this one to Tremaine Edmunds. The Bears take over at Detroit's 43-yard line.
3:03 p.m. -- Justin Fields hits D.J. Moore for a 39-yard touchdown. The Bears lead the Lions, 20-14, with 4:41 remaining in the third quarter.
2:56 p.m. -- The Lions fumble on the ensuing kickoff. The Bears take over at Detroit's 40-yard line.
2:53 p.m. -- Cairo Santos converts a 53-yard field goal. The Lions lead the Bears, 14-13, with 6:41 remaining in the third quarter.
2:21 p.m. -- END Q2: Lions 14, Bears 10
2:18 p.m. -- Jared Goff connects with Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 7-yard touchdown. The Lions lead the Bears, 14-10, with :11 remaining in the first half.
2:08 p.m. -- Cairo Santos converts a 31-yard field goal. The Bears lead the Lions, 10-7, with 1:47 remaining in the first half.
1:51 p.m. -- Jahmyr Gibbs scores a 2-yard touchdown. The game is tied, 7-7, with 9:23 to go in the first half.
1:45 p.m. -- Alex Anzalone recovers a fumble forced by Cam Sutton. The Lions have the ball at Chicago's 34-yard line.
1:41 p.m. -- Jared Goff throws his second interception of the game, this time to T.J. Edwards. The Bears have the ball on their own 37-yard line.
1:35 p.m. -- END Q1: Bears 7, Lions 0.
1:20 p.m. -- Jared Goff is intercepted by Tyrique Stevenson. The Bears take over on their own 37-yard line with 6:14 remaining in the first quarter.
1:12 p.m. -- D'Onta Foreman scores a 1-yard touchdown. The Bears lead the Lions, 7-0, with 9:23 remaining in the first quarter.
1:03 p.m. -- The Lions will kick off to the Bears to start the game.
12:30 p.m. -- Colby Sorsdal is warming up as the team's starting left guard with Jonah Jackson ruled out.
