Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Detroit Lions (5-3) travel to Soldier Field to face off with the Chicago Bears (5-3) in a crucial NFC North game that takes on even more significance in the wake of Aaron Rodgers' broken collarbone. Live stream the game here; Lions fans can listen to the game on 97.1 FM The Ticket, while Bears fans can tune in to 105.9 The Zone.
Chicago entered last Monday's game in Green Bay facing long odds at Lambeau Field without their signal caller, Jay Cutler, under center. Josh McCown filled in admirably though, and the Bears D knocked Packers quarterback Rodgers out of the game on the opening drive. The Bears escaped with a win, and will have Cutler back this week for Detroit.
"We've still got half the season left, so we've got a long way to go," said Bears defensive tackle Shea McClellin. The Bears, Lions and Packers are all tied for the NFC North lead.
"We keep getting better and better," center Robert Garza said. "The guys have a lot of trust in each other."
Although Chicago is coming off a huge road win, and Cutler's back, the defense is banged up and faces a tall task in trying to limit the Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson combination that has terrorized defenses all season long. Stafford is far from overconfident, acknowledging that earning victories in Chicago is not easy.
"It's tough," Stafford said. "They play pretty well at home like everybody in our division does. It's a big challenge." Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is trying to keep his squad level-headed and not allowing them to grow overconfident.
"We are only halfway through the season and the tale of this season is not going to be written in the first half, it is going to be written in the second half and that is what we have to concentrate on," Schwartz said.
Lions Injury Report:
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DE |
Ankle |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
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CB |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
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S |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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WR |
Forearm |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Out |
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S |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Probable |
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|
WR |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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|
|
LB |
Ankle |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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T |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
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RB |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Probable |
Bears Injury Report:
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LS |
Calf |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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G |
Illness |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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DT |
Groin |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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LB |
Shoulder |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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DE |
Hamstring |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
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QB |
Groin |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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LB |
Back |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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CB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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TE |
Ankle |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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