Hoyer leads way as Bears beat Lions 17-14 for 1st win

The Bears, meanwhile, ended their start-of-season skid, scoring a win against Detroit and moving to 1-3 on the season. Stafford will complete 65% of his passes for 300 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Cutler practiced on a limited basis yesterday as the 0-and-3 Bears prepare to host the Lions this Sunday.

However, after the last Bears possession before the two minute warning, a punt away saw Andre Roberts shrug defenders and take the ball 85 yards for the touchdown.

Nobody panicked when the new guys opened their inaugural campaign with a competitive loss to Green Bay, a whipping at home from Arizona and then an embarrassment on the road at Seattle far more disturbing than what happened to the Bears last week in Dallas. But, missing a player of Levy’s caliber when fully healthy is a significant loss for any defense.

The Bears’ next game will be in Week 5 on the road when Chicago plays the Indianapolis Colts.

Hoyer shrugged off a similar question, saying, “It’s my role to do whatever’s asked of me. I don’t think everybody’s going to have a big game every game, but I think we’ll spread it around pretty good”. “I have to do a better job getting what I want out to them”. “I think that’s being a professional about it”. The offense was clean as well, as Hoyer led two touchdown drives spanning double-digit plays.

He’s averaged more than 94 catches and 11 yards per grab each of the past two seasons. Cornerbacks Jacoby Glenn and Deiondre’ Hall both grabbed interceptions when the Lions were in Bears territory, which were both great coverage interceptions. “There was no rhythm to it”. But after allowing a rookie runner to go over 100 yards and a backup QB to throw for 302 while ringing up a 120.1 passer rating, certainly there’s enough blame, and finger-pointing, to go around in the visiting locker room.

“That comes with pass protection”, Fox said. “I’ll own up to that”. Just missed a signal.

Perhaps the only substantial difference between this game and the first three contests was that the Bears managed to pull out the W. At the same time, can we really argue that the Bears’ offensive problems were solved outside of starting a running back that can effectively run the football? “It’s tough. It’s tough”. He knows who the better quarterback is. Levy has a quadriceps injury.

Meanwhile, the guy who was supposed to be next up on the RB depth chart following Forte’s dismissal, Jeremy Langford, is hurt.

– Former Lions tailback Joique Bell had three rushes for 6 yards in his debut for Chicago. And with Detroit needing a win against Chicago, the Lions looked more lifeless than they have all season long. White left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury and did not return.

“We take a game like this and look at ourselves”, said tight end Eric Ebron, who is part of a Lions offense that got off to a slow start for a second-straight week.