The Detroit Lions received a reprieve from the football gods earlier this week as they learned that their star rookie running back, Kerryon Johnson, only suffered a knee sprain and not a more serious injury. Instead of being in danger of missing the rest of his inaugural season, Johnson is now considered week-to-week and he was officially listed as OUT for this game.
The Lions were missing a few key starters offensively but the Chicago Bears were short-handed themselves. Their second-year signal caller, Mitchell Trubisky, sat this game out due to a banged up shoulder.