Quick takeaways from the Lions huge win over the Bears in Week 17

On the resurgent run game, a resilient defense, a bad day for the SOL crowd and more observations from the Lions big win over the Bears

The Detroit Lions wished the Ford Field faithful a very happy new year on Sunday. The Lions blasted the visiting Chicago Bears, 41-10, in an important Week 17 win.

Detroit rallied to completely dominate all phases of the game after a mixed bag of a first quarter. The win keeps the Lions playoff hopes alive and closed out the home schedule with a 5-4 record, the first time since 2016 the team has won more games at home than it lost.

It was a great afternoon to be a Lions fan. Here are some of the takeaways from the impressive win in real-time.