Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News break down Detroit's loss to Chicago on Thanksgiving and what it means for Matthew Stafford and Jim Bob Cooter.
Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions' 23-16 loss to the Chicago Bears.
First down
Given the message was delivered on New Year's Day, you could almost view it as a resolution. After firing coach Jim Caldwell earlier that day, Lions general manager Bob Quinn stepped to the podium at the team's practice facility and explained that back-to-back 9-7 records, the franchise's first back-to-back winning seasons in more than two decades, wasn't good enough.