WEEK 17
CHICAGO BEARS (3-12) @ DETROIT LIONS (7-8)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: Ford Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bears lead all-time series, 104-76-5
STREAKS Bears have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 11/13/22: Lions 31 at Bears 30
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/25/21: Bears 16, Lions 14
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK L 35-13 vs. Buffalo (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-1
PTS. FOR 20.2
OFFENSE 316.3
PASSING Justin Fields: 185-297-2,167-16-10-88.3
RUSHING Justin Fields (QB): 150-1,011-67-8
RECEIVING Cole Kmet (TE): 44-460-10.5-5
PTS. AGAINST 26.2
DEFENSE 360.3
SACKS Jaquan Brisker (R): 4
INTs Kyler Gordon (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (21/21)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill: 46.5 (40.1)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 85 (25/30 PAT; 20/22 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS has 1,011 rush yards in 2022, 3rd-most by QB in single season all-time. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD pass & rush TD. Had 314 yards (167 pass, 147 rush) & 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) in Week 10 meeting.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 84 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 22 rec.) last week & has 1,060 scrimmage yards in 2022, his 4th-straight season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards since entering NFL in 2019. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 100+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row at Det. with 70+ scrimmage yards.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT rushed for 57 yards in Week 10 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 85+ scrimmage yards & TD.
• TE COLE KMET led team with 5 catches last week. Ranks tied-5th among TEs in 2022 with career-high 5 rec. TDs. Had 2 rec. TDs in Week 10 meeting & had career-high 8 receptions in last road meeting.
• WR DANTE PETTIS had 3rd rec. TD of season last week.
• LB NICHOLAS MORROW led team with 8 tackles & had 1st INT of season last week, his 3rd-career INT. Has career highs in tackles (103) & TFL (10) this season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL. Had 3 TFL in Week 10 meeting.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) had 7 tackles & sack last week. Ranks tied-1st among DBs with 4 sacks in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL & 7th in row on road with 5+ tackles.
• DB KYLER GORDON (rookie) had 3rd INT of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with INT.
• DB JAYLON JONES (rookie) had 1st 2 career PD in Week 16.
DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK L 37-23 at Carolina (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 1-2
PTS. FOR 26.1
OFFENSE 375.5
PASSING Jared Goff: 338-524-3,959-26-7-98.3
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 224-850-3.8-14
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 96-1,050-10.9-6
PTS. AGAINST 26.7
DEFENSE 409.9
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 7
INTs Kerby Joseph (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE +3 (18/15)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 48.6 (41.4)
KICKING Michael Badgley: 74 (26/26 PAT; 16/19 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for 355 yards & 3 TDs vs 0 INTs for 110.7 rating last week. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts. Needs 41 pass yards for 3rdcareer season with 4,000+ pass yards. Is only QB in 2022 with 25+ TD passes (26) & 7-or-fewer INTs (7). Aims for his 5th in row vs. Chi. with TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 100+ rating.
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS leads NFL with career-high 14 rush TDs in 2022. Had rush TD in Week 10 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Chi. with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 7 catches for 76 yards last week. Has 96 catches for 1,050 rec. yards in 2022 & became 3rd player ever (Odell Beckham Jr. & Michael Thomas) with 90+ receptions & 900+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 career seasons. Can become 1st Det. player with 100+ catches in single season since 2012 (HOFer Calvin Johnson). Had 10 catches for 119 yards in Week 10 meeting.
• WR DJ CHARK had season-high 108 rec. yards last week, his 5th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 90+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4.
• TE SHANE ZYLSTRA had career-high 3 rec. TDs in Week 16 & is 1 of 2 TEs (Travis Kelce) with 3+ rec. TDs in single game in 2022.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON leads all rookies with 7 sacks & ranks 3rd with 7 TFL.
• LB JAMES HOUSTON ranks 2nd among rookies with 5 sacks.
• LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ ranks tied-1st among rookies with 8 TFL.
• LB ALEX ANZALONE has career highs in tackles (110) & TFL (6) in 2022. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had 10 tackles & FF in Week 10 meeting.
• CB JERRY JACOBS has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home & aims for his 7th in row with PD.
• S KERBY JOSEPH (rookie) has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 at home.
