2025 · Week 18
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Jan 4, 2026 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Detroit Lions held off Chicago Bears 19–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Lions only a 42% shot beforehand. Lions improve to 9-8; Bears fall to 11-6. Jared Goff paced the offense with 331 passing yards and 1 TD. Lions out-gained the opponent 453–277 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 14 |
| 453 | Total yards | 277 |
| 331 | Passing yards | 212 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 65 |
| 27/42 | Comp / Att | 20/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:40) 39-J.Bates 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(11:32) 39-J.Bates 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(4:46) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass short middle to 0-J.Gibbs for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q239-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(:03) 39-J.Bates 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q3(2:15) 39-J.Bates 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q4(14:20) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass deep middle to 20-J.Walker for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(5:28) 74-J.McFadden reported in as eligible. 18-C.Williams pass short middle to 84-C.Loveland for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:02) 39-J.Bates 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 27/42 | 331 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 19 | 80 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 8 | 42 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 11 | 15 | 139 | 0 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 3 | 5 | 33 | 1 |
| Jameson Williams | 6 | 8 | 74 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 3 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Firkser | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 20/33 | 212 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Luther Burden III | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colston Loveland | 10 | 13 | 91 | 1 |
| D'Andre Swift | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jahdae Walker | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Luther Burden III | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |