(670 The Score) The Bears (1-2) host the Lions (0-3) on Sunday afternoon.
WBBM Newsradio 780 will carry the game, with kickoff set for noon CT. 670 The Score's pregame show with Mike Mulligan, Olin Kreutz and Patrick Mannelly will start at 9 a.m. and run until kickoff. Our postgame show will start around 6:15 p.m. or so after the Cubs broadcast is over.
You can check out all of 670's preview coverage of the Bears-Lions matchup by clicking here. Below are the game predictions from our 670 hosts, producers and writers.
David Haugh (3-0): Bears 21, Lions 13
Look at the schedule. Sunday possibly represents the best chance the Bears have for a victory until the next time they play the Lions – on Thanksgiving Day. They'll likely be underdogs in every game in that span. That reality should create urgency on both sides of the ball for Chicago. No matter who plays quarterback – it should be Andy Dalton, if he's healthy – the offensive line must block better and the offense needs to find a way to get Allen Robinson the ball. Defensively, the Bears need to improve their tackling and force Jared Goff into making mistakes.
Leila Rahimi (3-0): Bears 13, Lions 10
The only reason I think the Bears win is because of their defense. That's it. They had five sacks last week. I have zero confidence in the Bears' offensive game plan. The Lions have a competent coaching staff that can spot the same Bears weaknesses that the Browns staff did. But the Bears defense is the difference-maker here. It also just seems right that the Bears will win, so the status quo remains intact … because these are the days of our lives. Minus the fun drama. *Reaches for a tissue to wipe tears, stares wistfully into a window, ponders life choices that led to watching this offense weekly.*
Danny Parkins (1-2): Bears 17, Lions 16
It'll be an ugly game, but the Bears win.
Herb Lawrence (1-2): Bears 16, Lions 10
The Bears are a mess and are led by a general manager and head coach who don't know what they're doing. That being said, it's the Lions … at home.
Adam Studzinski (2-1): Bears 20, Lions 17
Matt Nagy put together maybe the worst offensive game plan I've ever seen last week. He's lucky he still has a job. The Bears offense will look better in Week 4, but only because the Lions defense is nowhere near the caliber of the Browns' and I'm not sure Chicago can be any worse than that unmitigated disaster last week. It'll still be ugly, though. The Bears defense, which played heroically against the Browns, is going to be the difference. Maybe Justin Fields (if he starts) actually throws his first NFL touchdown pass? That might be too bold of a prediction.
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Chris Emma (3-0): Bears 27, Lions 16
There can be measuring-stick games at the bottom too. So let's see how bad the Bears aren't against the lowly Lions. It's a bounce-back win for Chicago before going against the gauntlet.
Cam Ellis (2-1): Bears 17, Lions 13
There are very few teams worse than the Bears, but as always, one of them is the Lions. This game will start and then end, and no one will remember anything about it. Time marches on.
Les Grobstein (3-0): Bears 24, Lions 19
The Lions got robbed against Baltimore, but the Bears defense will carry them in this one. And being at home will be the difference for Chicago.
Jay Zawaski (1-2): Lions 3, Bears 2
I don't have much belief in the Bears or the Lions or Nagy or that guy who chews on ankles and kneecaps. I believe in nothing. It is, in fact, exhausting.
