The Lions dropped to 0-10-1 on the season with a 16-14 loss to the Bears on Thanksgiving.
Detroit — The Detroit Lions have nothing to be thankful for and they only have themselves to blame. The offense committed three consecutive penalties on separate drives and the defense allowed the Bears to eat the final eight-and-a-half minutes off the game clock before kicking a 28-yard, game-winning field as time expired in a 16-14 loss at Ford Field on Thursday to drop them to 0-10-1 on the season. Taking over with 8:30 remaining and trailing 14-13, the Bears (4-7) embarked on a methodical, clock-eating drive, kickstarted by an early third-down conversion which saw quarterback Andy Dalton evade heavy pressure and find Damiere Byrd for 13 yards. That preceded a 12-yard David Montgomery run up the gut, a 12-yard reception for tight end Cole Kmet and a 9-yard scramble by Dalton into the red zone. BOX SCORE: Bears 16, Lions 14 The Bears were able to kill the rest of the clock after the Lions called back-to-back timeouts without a play being run, a 5-yard penalty, shortening a third-and-9 to third-and-4, which the Bears converted. Three kneel downs led to the game-winning kick from Cairo Santos. After winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half, the Lions got off to a hot start forcing a punt and scoring with their first offensive possession. Showcasing a chemistry they built playing together the past four years with the Los Angeles Rams, quarterback Jared Goff connected with receiver Josh Reynolds twice on the possession, including a 39-yard scoring strike. Goff, returning from an oblique injury that kept him out of the lineup last weekend against Cleveland, stood tall in the pocket despite heavy pressure and delivered an in-stride deep ball to Reynolds, who raced the final few yards across the goal line to put the Lions up,7-0.
