Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired, Jared Goff led five scoring drives and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter.

The game was certainly a much closer affair than the 31 point loss the Bears suffered to the Lions back in week two. This one came down to Lions kicker Jake Bates hitting a 42 yard game-winning field as time expired, and the Bears had their chances down the stretch after clawing their way back from a 16-0 deficit.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson said he considered going for it on fourth-and-5 with less than 2 minutes left. So why did he elect to punt?

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The Bears are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Lions vs. Bears odds at DraftKings, and the total is 51.5. Before making any Bears vs. Lions picks of your own, make sure to look at the top NFL picks from the SportsLine Projection Model,

The Chicago Bears (11-5) will host the Detroit Lions (8-8) in their Week 18 regular-season finale, where Chicago can exact revenge against Detroit for their Week 2 blowout loss and earn the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

While the good news for the Detroit Lions is that they won both games in the 2025 NFL season against former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and the rival Chicago Bears, the bad news is that their campaign is now officially over.