The Chicago Bears will face the Detroit Lions in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, where Ben Johnson is looking to get a win over his former team.
The Bears are coming off a frustrating 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, where Chicago blew a 17-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The offense was hot right out of the gate on their opening possession, but they stumbled through the remainder of the game, due in large part to pre-snap penalties and Caleb Williams’ inaccuracy. The defense, down three starters, held Minnesota in check for three quarters before finally allowing three touchdowns in the final quarter of action.
Meanwhile, the Lions are coming off a 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and the game wasn’t even that close. Detroit’s offense stumbled in their first game without former coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, where Jared Goff and the offense failed to find a rhythm and the Lions defense had no answer for Jordan Love and Green Bay.
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FINAL: Lions 52, Bears 21
Offensive starters pulled by both teams
After Detroit put up over 50 points on the Bears defense, Chicago sat their starting offense, and Detroit came out in their following offensive possession and the game was full of backup players on both sides.
Amon-Ra St. Brown scores third TD of the game as Lions surpass 50 points
To say that Detroit and Jared Goff’s offense were rolling in this game feels like a massive understatement. Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown for his third receiving touchdown of the game, which came with Goff completing his 17th consecutive pass and the Lions putting up over 50 points on the Bears defense.
D’Andre Swift stops Lions offensive onslaught with rushing TD
Finally, the Bears were able to punch the ball back in the end zone, the first touchdown of the season for running back D’Andre Swift. Chicago would get assistance from a roughing the passer call on Caleb Williams, that would set Chicago up inside the red zone to allow Swift to punch it in.
Detroit continues rolling with another Amon-Ra St. Brown TD
The Lions offense has been on fire in the second half of this game, with Jared Goff finding Amon-Ra St. Brown for their second touchdown connection of the game. The Lions route is on as they put up their sixth touchdown against a disappointing defensive performance.
Jameson Williams takes top off Bears defense for a TD
Chicago once again went for it on fourth down and were unsuccessful, giving Detroit favorable field position, again. It would take all of three plays for quarterback Jared Goff to find Jameson Williams for a 44-yard touchdown receptions as the Lions continue to put a beating down on the Bears defense.
Lions get 3 more points, Jaylon Johnson ruled out
After the Bears were forced to punt on their opening drive of the second half, Lions quarterback Jared Goff would find wide receiver Jameson Williams for an explosive 64-yard gain. Chicago’s defense was able to hold Detroit to three points, but following the drive it was reported that top cornerback Jaylon Johnson was ruled out with a groin injury.
HALFTIME: Lions 28, Bears 14
Isaac TeSlaa’s incredible grab gets Lions a fourth TD in final seconds
Chaos ensued at the end of the first half between these two teams, as Isaac TeSlaa made an incredible catch in the closing seconds of the first half. An error made by the referee would put time back on the clock for Detroit to get off another offensive player after Chicago believed time had expired. Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown would expand the Lions lead to 14 with a receiving touchdown to close out the half.
Bears respond with Rome Odunze’s second TD of the game
After throwing an interception on their last offensive drive, quarterback Caleb Williams would drive the Bears offense down the field and punctuated the drive with his second touchdown pass of the half. It would be the second receiving touchdown of the half for wide receiver Rome Odunze, who has three touchdowns in the first six quarters of this season.
Lions capitalize on interception, score third TD of first half
Following the interception thrown by Caleb Williams, the Lions used a balanced offensive attack to drive down the field, capping it off with the first touchdown pass of the game for Jared Goff. Tight end Brock Wright would get free in open space and haul in an 8-yard touchdown reception.
Penalties stall drive, Caleb Williams throws INT
Multiple penalties on the offensive line would put the Bears in unfavorable position at 2nd-and-32, and after avoiding a sack, Caleb Williams would throw his first interception of the season.
Chicago holds Detroit to field goal, Jaylon Johnson injured
Chicago’s defense was able to hold Detroit to a field goal attempt after turning it over on downs, but the bad news came with star cornerback Jaylon Johnson going down on the third down stop. Detroit would miss their field goal attempt, keeping the score to a one possession game.
Bears turn it over on downs in their own territory
Facing a third-and-one situation, Ben Johnson called for a quarterback sneak on consecutive plays in Chicago territory, coming up short on both attempts. Detroit would get the ball back with more favorable field position.
D’Andre Swift fumbles in Lions territory
After getting off to a solid start on their third offensive drive, led by the arm of Caleb Williams and more good running from D’Andre Swift who had a costly mistake. With Chicago driving in Detroit territory, Swift was popped hard by Lions safety Brian Branch and fumbled the ball away which was recovered by Detroit.
Lions score once again with big passing plays leading the way
Former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery punched in Detroit’s second touchdown on the ground in the first quarter, after another drive started in favorable field position for the Lions. Jared Goff got his offense down the field with big passing plays to Amon-Ra St. Brown and Khalif Raymond on the drive.
Bears respond with opening drive TD pass to Rome Odunze
Bears head coach Ben Johnson said he wanted to get the run game more involved in this matchup, and he did just that featuring D’Andre Swift on the first drive. Swift picked up 25 yards on the first drive, and then Caleb Williams would find receiver DJ Moore for an 18-yard gain, then capped it off with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze.
Jahmyr Gibbs gets Lions on board with opening drive TD
The Detroit Lions wasted no time taking advantage of good field position on their opening offensive drive. After Cairo Santos kicked the ball out of bounds and gave the Lions the ball at their own 40-yard line to open the game, quarterback Jared Goff had easy success, with a 34-yard completion to Amon-Ra St. Brown to start the drive, and ended it with an 11-yard touchdown run by Jahmyr Gibbs.
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