Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions Box Score on Oct 18, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 18, 2015

DETROIT -- Matt Prater kicked a 27-yard field goal with 3:54 remaining in overtime as the Detroit Lions became the final NFL team to win a game this season by edging the Chicago Bears 37-34 on Sunday afternoon at Ford Field.

The field goal was set up by Matthew Stafford's 56-yard pass to wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

Stafford, who was benched during the Lions' 42-17 loss to Arizona the previous Sunday, passed for 405 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson caught six passes for 166 yards for the Lions (1-5) while wide receiver Lance Moore had five receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown.

The teams traded scores in the final 21 seconds to send the game into overtime. Stafford hit Johnson with a 6-yard pass to put the Lions on top 34-31. The Bears tied it as time expired on Robbie Gould's fourth field goal, a 29-yarder, after they worked into position thanks to a pair of defensive pass interference penalties.

Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler passed for 353 yards and a touchdown. Matt Forte rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown for the Bears (2-4).

Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who sat out the previous four games with a hamstring injury, had eight receptions for 147 yards and a score.

Detroit squandered an eight-point lead in the second quarter by committing three turnovers.

The Lions' second special teams giveaway early handed the ball to the Bears at the Lions 21 early in the fourth. Cutler's 17-yard pass to Jeffery cut Detroit's lead to 24-23.

A few plays later, an ill-advised shovel pass attempt by Stafford was picked off by linebacker Jonathan Anderson at the Detroit 24. Forte scored on a two-yard run up the middle and also caught a pass from Cutler for the two-point conversion, giving the Bears a 31-24 lead with 7:50 remaining.

Prater's 32-yard field goal with 2:46 left cut Chicago's lead to four prior to Johnson's go-ahead score.

Stafford threw three first-half touchdowns to give the Lions a 21-13 halftime lead.

Detroit scored in the final minute of the half on a two-yard pass from Stafford to wide receiver Golden Tate.

Tate was stripped by cornerback Kyle Fuller on the play and the ball wound up in Anderson's hands. It was originally ruled a turnover but the replay official determined that Tate broke the plane before he lost the ball.

NOTES: Both teams were without numerous starters and key performers. Bears OT Jermon Bushrod (shoulder), LB Shea McClellin (knee) and S Antrel Rolle (ankle) were inactive while DE Ego Ferguson (knee) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list. RB Joique Bell (ankle), LB DeAndre Levy (hip), TEs Brandon Pettigrew (knee) and Eric Ebron (knee), DT Haloti Ngata (calf) and S James Ihedigbo (quad) were inactive for Detroit. ... The Lions won the last four meetings after losing nine of the previous 10. ... Chicago heads into its bye week while Detroit plays its third consecutive home game against another division rival, Minnesota, on Sunday.