Allen Park — Wash, rinse, repeat. The Detroit Lions' suffered another double-digit loss this past weekend, the team's third straight, falling to the Chicago Bears, 34-22.
The defense gave up touchdowns on Chicago's first four possessions, while the offense mustered a measly 10 points through three quarters. The film, as you might imagine, doesn't reflect much more kindly on the performance than the live viewing.
But our weekly tradition is to review and study the game tape to better understand what went wrong and what, if anything in this case, went right.
Here are five observations from this game:
Big plays hurt again
Talking to linebacker Devon Kennard after the game, he said something I initially pushed to the back of my mind.