Matt Patricia exceedingly complimentary of Lions toughness despite loss to Bears on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2019 at Ford Field. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Matt Patricia looked and sounded like a beaten man.
The Detroit Lions lost their fifth straight game Thursday in frighteningly familiar fashion.
They got off to a decent start, had a lead late in the fourth quarter, couldn’t stop a struggling quarterback from completing clutch passes and limped away from their annual Thanksgiving Day affair, 24-20, losers to the Chicago Bears and officially eliminated from playoff contention before Black Friday sales began.