The Detroit Lions captured the first road win in the Dan Campbell coaching era with an epic comeback win over the Bears in Chicago. Detroit turned a 24-10 deficit to start the fourth quarter into a 31-30 road win in Week 10.
A fast-paced game saw the Lions and Bears trade 10 points early. Chicago came out of the halftime break on fire, scoring twice thanks to two Justin Fields-to-Cole Kmet touchdown passes, both on egregious defensive lapses by the Lions.
The fourth quarter broke the game out of the mold. The Lions scored three touchdowns, including a pick-six by CB Jeff Okudah that tied the game at 24. Jamaal Williams cashed in a very impressive eight-play, 91-yard scoring drive by Detroit to seize a 31-30 lead just before the two-minute warning.
It set up a scenario everyone in Lions land knows all too well. The Bears and Fields had time to move down the field and set up the game-winning field goal, probably as time expires and after some huge third-down conversion.
Not today.
Aidan Hutchinson sacked Fields on 3rd-and-15, a clean win for the rookie defensive end. Fields and the Bears offense had one more shot, but a combination of Julian Okwara and Alex Anzalone executed a perfect contain rush and sacked Fields once again on fourth down.
Williams salted away the game with two strong runs, and the Lions escaped with an improbably awesome road win. Detroit improves to 3-6 with the win, dropping the Bears to 3-7.
