CHICAGO (3-9) at DETROIT (8-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Lions by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chicago 5-7, Detroit 7-4-1
SERIES RECORD - Bears lead 97-71-5
LAST MEETING - Bears beat Lions 17-14, Oct. 2
LAST WEEK - Bears beat 49ers 26-6, Lions beat Saints 28-13
AP PRO32 RANKING - Bears No. 28, Lions No. 7
BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (19), PASS (17)
BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (18), PASS (6)
LIONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (29), PASS (15)
LIONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15T), RUSH (13), PASS (20)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bears can sweep season series for first time since 2012. … Chicago had lost three straight, six of seven before beating San Francisco. … Bears QB Matt Barkley had career-high 97.5 rating in win over 49ers in second straight start with Jay Cutler out for season. … Chicago rookie RB Jordan Howard ran for 111 yards against Detroit in Week 4, had 117 yards rushing and three TDs last week. … Bears WR Josh Bellamy had career-high 93 yards receiving against 49ers in 40th game of career. … Chicago DE Akiem Hicks had two sacks last week and has career-high six sacks. … Bears LB Leonard Floyd leads league’s rookies with seven sacks. … Lions have two-game lead in NFC North, moving closer to first division title since 1993. … Detroit has won four straight and seven of eight since losing at Chicago. … Lions QB Matthew Stafford has thrown one INT in eight games since he had two INTs against Bears. … Detroit’s Theo Riddick leads NFL RBs with 12 TD catches since 2014. … Lions WR Golden Tate had eight receptions for 145 yards and TD at New Orleans. Tate had one catch for 1 yard at Chicago. … Detroit DE Kerry Hyder has four sacks in last four NFC North games. … Fantasy Tip: Lions WR Marvin Jones is expected to play after missing last week with quadriceps injury. With Tate getting plenty of attention, Jones may get lots of opportunities to make plays.
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