The Bears look to slam the breaks on their midseason downfall with a home matchup against the Lions on Sunday afternoon. A four-game losing streak for Chicago does little to generate confidence entering a divisional showdown, but the absence of Detroit star quarterback Matthew Stafford may help tilt the odds.
The Lions will be starting Jeff Driskel under center this week while Stafford recovers from a back injury. It’s the first time that Stafford has missed a game since 2010, snapping a 136-game iron man streak that’s among the longest in league history.
Driskel, a 2016 sixth-round pick after playing college ball at Florida and Louisiana Tech, won’t be nearly as threatening in Stafford’s place.