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DETROIT (3-5) at CHICAGO (5-3)Sunday James Daniels Jerseys 2019 , 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — Bears by 4RECORD VS. SPREAD — Detroit 5-3, Chicago 5-3SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 97-74-5LAST MEETING
— Lions beat Bears 20-10, Dec. 16, 2017LAST WEEK — Lions lost to Minnesota 24-9;
Bears beat Bills 41-9AP PRO32 RANKING — Lions No. 22, Bears No. 10.LIONS OFFENSE
— OVERALL (21), RUSH (20), PASS (20).LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (30),
PASS (4).BEARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (7) White Dan Hampton Jerseys , PASS (21).BEARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (3), PASS (12).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Lions have won nine of 10 against Bears. …
Detroit coming off back-to-back losses to Seattle, Minnesota after winning two
straight. … Lions managed season-low 209 yards against Vikings, held to single
digits in points for first time since 17-6 loss to New York Giants on Dec. 18,
2016. Detroit had two drives of more than 30 yards, was 4 of 15 on third downs.
… Detroit fired special teams coordinator Joe Marciano on Monday night. … Lions
have allowed run play of 40 or more yards in five games. … Detroit traded WR
Golden Tate to Philadelphia for 2019 third-round draft pick prior to last week’s
game. … Matthew Stafford was sacked 10 times last week, matching the total
against Lions QB Jon Kitna against Philadelphia on Sept. 23, 2007. … DE Ziggy
Ansah (shoulder) returned from six-game absence last week with sack in closing
seconds of second quarter that forced Vikings to settle for field goal. He also
had one in opener against New York Jets. … RB Kerryon Johnson ranks third among
NFL rookies with 503 yards rushing. … Including 2017, CB Darius Slay is tied for
NFL lead with 10 interceptions. … Bears have matched win total from last season
as well as their best eight-game start since 2013. … Chicago is 4-21 against NFC
North since start of 2014 season. … Bears have dropped 10 straight against
division since beating Minnesota on Oct. 31 Dan Hampton Jerseys 2019 , 2016. … Eddie Jackson’s 65-yard fumble recovery, Leonard Floyd’s 19-yard interception return.
… Bears rank fifth in NFL in scoring. … Chicago appears to be getting healthier,
with LB Khalil Mack (ankle) and WR Allen Robinson (groin) going through full
practice Wednesday after missing past two games. TE Adam Shaheen could also
return from preseason foot injury. … QB Mitchell Trubisky is 28 of 49 for 355
yards with three touchdowns, one interception over past two games. … RB Jordan
Howard ran for two TDs last week. … Fantasy tip: Howard and running back Tarik
Cohen could be in for big games for Chicago going against struggling run
defense.(Deletes reference to franchise record for Stafford’s 10 sacks) LAKE
FOREST, Ill. (AP)The Chicago Bears were looking for a coach to get the most out
of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and help a founding NFL franchise emerge from
one of its worst runs. They believe Matt Nagy is the right man. The Bears hired
Kansas City’s offensive coordinator as their 16th head coach Monday, hoping he
can develop their promising quarterback and turn around a struggling team. The
Bears announced the move a week after firing coach John Fox, who went 14-34 in
three seasons for a .292 winning percentage that is the second-lowest in team
history. Chicago was 5-11 this season and hasn’t finished above .500 since
letting Lovie Smith go following a 10-6 finish in 2012, two years after its most
recent visit to the playoffs. The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons
working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays
until late this season, but drew praise for his work with Chiefs quarterback
Alex Smith. In Chicago, the former quarterback at Delaware and then the Arena
Football League will be trying to develop Trubisky, last year’s No. 2 overall
draft pick. ”He’s a good football coach White Richard Dent Jerseys , first of all,” Reid said. ”I appreciate the way he comes to work and the attitude he brings. He puts his own flare on things. I think
that’s important to know. Everybody does it their way.” Nagy coached in high
school and was still working in real estate when he served as a coaching intern
with the Eagles during training camp in 2008 and 2009. He got a big break,
though it came with a pay cut, when he took the job as a coaching assistant
during the 2010 season. Bears general manager Ryan Pace has plenty riding on
him. Pace put his reputation on the line when he traded up a spot with San
Francisco to draft Trubisky even though he made just 13 college starts at North
Carolina. It’s up to Nagy to help polish a quarterback who showed some promise
with his strong arm and quickness after he took over for Mike Glennon. If
Trubisky succeeds, there’s a good chance the Bears start winning. That would
likely mean a long future in Chicago for Pace, who recently got a contract
extension through the 2021 season. The Chiefs won the AFC West, only to blow an
18-point halftime lead in a playoff loss to Tennessee on Saturday. That didn’t
stop the Bears from moving quickly on Nagy, interviewing him Sunday and hiring
him a day later. Chicago also met with Philadelphia quarterbacks coach John
DeFilippo, offensive coordinators Pat Shurmur (Minnesota) and Josh McDaniels
(New England), Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Chicago
defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. There were no known second interviews. Though
the defense performed well under Fangio, Nagy inherits a roster with holes. The
Bears had no playmaking receivers Richard Dent Jerseys 2019 , and their offensive line got banged up this season. Pace has had some big hits in the draft such as running back Jordan Howard
(2016, fifth round) and notable misses such as oft-injured receiver Kevin White
(2015, first round). Injuries have consistently exposed a lack of depth, and
Pace’s record in free agency has so far been shaky; he has struggled to find
replacements for talented players no longer with the team such as receivers
Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, tight end Martellus Bennett and kicker
Robbie Gould. Fox at least helped restore some of the professionalism that was
missing under former GM Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman. But Fox’s
conservative approach and some questionable decisions during games were sore
spots. The Bears were 3-15 against the NFC North under Fox and dropped all six
division games this past season. That will be one of the many things Nagy will
need to help solve. ”Up-and-coming, smart guy,” Chiefs assistant head coach Brad
Childress said of Nagy. ”He’s played the quarterback position, so he gets it. He
knows how to teach. He’s got a great demeanor about him. He’s got a creative
mind. I think he’s got everything going for him.” —
Posted 19 Sep 2019

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