Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2008-09-07	ATL	A	L 21-34	-13
2	2008-09-14	GB	H	L 25-48	-23
3	2008-09-21	SF	A	L 13-31	-18
4		Bye
5	2008-10-05	CHI	H	L 7-34	-27
6	2008-10-12	MIN	A	L 10-12	-2
7	2008-10-19	HOU	A	L 21-28	-7
8	2008-10-26	WAS	H	L 17-25	-8
9	2008-11-02	CHI	A	L 23-27	-4
10	2008-11-09	JAC	H
11	2008-11-16	CAR	A
12	2008-11-23	TB	H
13	2008-11-27	TEN	H
14	2008-12-07	MIN	H
15	2008-12-14	IND	A
16	2008-12-21	NO	H
17	2008-12-28	GB	A

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2008-09-07	IND	A	W 29-13	+16
2	2008-09-14	CAR	A	L 17-20	-3
3	2008-09-21	TB	H	L 24-27	-3
4	2008-09-28	PHI	H	W 24-20	+4
5	2008-10-05	DET	A	W 34-7	+27
6	2008-10-12	ATL	A	L 20-22	-2
7	2008-10-19	MIN	H	W 48-41	+7
8		Bye
9	2008-11-02	DET	H	W 27-23	+4
10	2008-11-09	TEN	H
11	2008-11-16	GB	A
12	2008-11-23	STL	A
13	2008-11-30	MIN	A
14	2008-12-07	JAC	H
15	2008-12-11	NO	H
16	2008-12-22	GB	H
17	2008-12-28	HOU	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out	LB Jordan Dizon (Hamstring) RB Jerome Felton (Ankle) S Dwight L. Smith (Foot)
Doubtful	TE Casey Fitzsimmons (Ribs)
Questionable	OT Damion Cook (Knee) DT Chartric Darby (Calf) OC Andy McCollum (Finger) DT Cory Redding (Knee)

Chicago Bears
Questionable	LB Hunter Hillenmeyer (Thumb) WR Brandon Lloyd (Knee) S Danieal Manning (Hamstring)
Probable	WR Marty Booker (Knee) DT Tommie Harris (Knee) CB Charles Tillman (Shoulder) CB Nathan Vasher (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Average	Advantage
Points for	13.3	27.3	22.5	CHI
Rushing yards	78.0	84.7	111.1	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.44	3.27	4.07	DET
Completion %	53.6%	62.7%	61.9%	CHI
Passing yards	157.3	267.7	217.3	CHI
Passing yards per completion	10.28	11.79	10.72	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.52	7.40	6.64	CHI
Interceptions	0.3	0.7	0.9	DET
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.0	0.7	DET
Sacks allowed	3.3	2.0	2.0	CHI

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Average	Advantage
Points against	28.0	23.0	22.5	CHI
Rushing yards	140.0	77.3	111.1	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	3.77	4.07	CHI
Completion %	71.8%	60.4%	61.9%	CHI
Passing yards	271.7	274.0	217.3	DET
Passing yards per completion	12.44	10.38	10.72	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	8.93	6.27	6.64	CHI
INT return	0.0	1.7	0.9	CHI
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.7	-
Sacks	2.3	1.7	2.0	DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2008 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

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Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	DET	CHI	21-14	DET
2000	17	2000-12-24	CHI	DET	23-20	CHI
2001	12	2001-12-02	DET	CHI	10-13	CHI
2001	16	2001-12-30	CHI	DET	24-0	CHI
2002	7	2002-10-20	CHI	DET	20-23	DET
2002	12	2002-11-24	DET	CHI	17-20	CHI
2003	8	2003-10-26	DET	CHI	16-24	CHI
2003	10	2003-11-09	CHI	DET	10-12	DET
2004	1	2004-09-12	DET	CHI	20-16	DET
2004	16	2004-12-26	CHI	DET	13-19	DET
2005	2	2005-09-18	DET	CHI	6-38	CHI
2005	8	2005-10-30	CHI	DET	19-13	CHI
2006	2	2006-09-17	DET	CHI	7-34	CHI
2006	16	2006-12-24	CHI	DET	26-21	CHI
2007	4	2007-09-30	CHI	DET	27-37	DET
2007	8	2007-10-28	DET	CHI	16-7	DET
2008	5	2008-10-05	CHI	DET	34-7	CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2007 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.