The Lions have won five straight meetings in this long-running (171 games) cage match with the Bears. The October 18th matchup at Ford Field was particularly frustrating in the first of three swings this season at the .500 mark. The 0-5 Lions didn't have Joique Bell, Eric Ebron or Brandon Petttigrew on offense. They didn't have Haloti Ngata, DeAndre Levy or James Ihedigbo on defense. The Bears even led 31-24 midway through the fourth quarter. But they needed a Robbie Gould field goal as time expired to force overtime, then played two possessions conservatively before a bomb to Calvin Johnson set up Matt Prater's winning field goal with four minutes remaining.
Bears In-Foe: The "Animal Bowl" for third place
