Sunday’s Detroit Lions game was not one for the faint of heart. Down 26-14 to the Chicago Bears with less than five minutes to play, the Lions rallied for a rousing divisional win at Ford Field.
The 31-26 triumph overcame a win probability of over 98 percent for the visiting Bears. It’s the kind of game that good teams find a way to win, further validating the Lions are one of the NFL’s best at 8-2. But it’s also a performance that shows there is a very thin line between success and failure, and the Lions came too close to that line for comfort.
Here’s what I took away from watching the Lions beat the Bears in real-time.