Bears hold off Lions for 20-13 win
By: Mike Stiles -
Monday, November 11, 2019
(CHICAGO) – Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears finally gave their frustrated fans something to celebrate. Trubisky tied a season high with three touchdown passes, and the Bears withstood a late charge by Detroit with Jeff Driskell filling in for injured quarterback Matthew Stafford, beating the Lions 20-13 on Sunday. Detroit ruled out the 31 year old Stafford hours before kickoff because of hip and back injuries, ending his streak of 136 consecutive starts. It was the first time he missed a regular-season game since 2010. Chicago (4-5) quieted the boos by getting its struggling offense going late in the first half, scored two touchdowns early in the third quarter and hung on to win for the first time since beating Minnesota in Week 4. Detroit (3-5-1) lost for the fifth time in six games. Chicago nearly gave away a 14 point lead, with Driskell orchestrating the late push. He threw a 47 yard touchdown pass to Kenny Golladay to cut the Bears' lead to 20-13 with 5:53 remaining. ...... {LISTEN}. And he led Detroit from its 10 to the Chicago 25 on the game's final drive. But with the ball on the 25, he overthrew Marvin Jones Jr. in the end zone as time expired on a play that would not have counted because of an illegal forward pass penalty. Trubisky completed 16 of 23 passes for 173 yards in another solid outing against Detroit, but he was sacked five times. Driskel performed rather well in his sixth career start, going 27 of 46 for 269 yards with a touchdown and interception. Matt Prater kicked two field goals for the Lions, who dropped their third straight against Chicago after winning nine of 10.
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