Lions vs Bears: 7 Chicago Players Who Need to Step Games Up the Most
Published by Timothy Hockemeyer on November 11, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Lions come roaring into Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday in fantastic position. Sitting at 6-2 and in prime position for the first wild card slot and still having the NFC North division crown within their grasp, the Lions are actually relevant into the second week of November.
The last time this happened wasn’t as long ago as some might think. In 2007—yes just four short years ago—the Lions entered their Week 10 contest with the Arizona Cardinals sitting at 6-2 coming off an impressive 44-7 win over Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos.
They would lose that game against the Cards and would only win one more game the rest of the season.
And now they sit at 6-2 once more.
More relevant history would be the Bears’ Week 5 meeting with the Lions this season. The Lions were victorious in a game in which the Bears almost universally—with the exceptions of Jay Cutler, DJ Moore and Lance Briggs—failed to execute.
Considering the utter hot mess that the Bears were in their last meeting, it is understandable that they enter this game as underdogs to the favored Lions.
But wait! They actually enter this game as three-point favorites over the Pride of Detroit, which would be the point differential for home field advantage.
Since their last meeting, the Bears haven’t lost a game, including two quality wins over the Buccaneers and the Eagles.
Meanwhile, the Lions have won just once while dropping games to the 49ers and the Falcons, but they will enter their Week 10 contest coming off an impressive 45-10 win….over the Broncos.
Could history be repeating itself?
How can the Bears start the Lions on their way to another colossal collapse reminiscent of 2007? Several players will have to step up and make a difference where they didn’t in the first meeting. Today we’ll take a look at those players.
