Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Lions stack up before Week 13
The Chicago Bears (4-7) will face the Detroit Lions (10-1) on Thanksgiving, where Chicago is looking to snap a five-game losing streak and record their first division win.
Chicago is coming off a 30-27 overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which featured more coaching mishaps and self-inflicted mistakes that prevented another victory. The good news is rookie quarterback Caleb Williams had arguably the best game of his young career against a talented Brian Flores defense. That included leading the Bears to 11 points in the final two minutes to force overtime. Unfortunately, the defense surrendered 452 yards and collapsed in overtime to seal the defeat.
Here’s how the Bears and Lions stack up statistically ahead of Thursday's matchup.
Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database, ESPN and Stat Muse
Scoring Offense
Bears: 20.1 PPG (22nd)
Lions: 32.7 PPG (1st)
Passing Offense
Bears: 187.6 YPG (29th)
Lions: 243.5 YPG (6th)
Rushing Offense
Bears: 111.3 YPG (23rd)
Lions: 150.8 YPG (4th)
Total Offense
Bears: 298.9 YPG (26th)
Lions: 394.3 YPG (2nd)
First Downs
Bears: 203 (19th)
Lions: 254 (2nd)
Penalties
Bears: 48.0 penalty YPG (12th)
Lions: 59.2 penalty YPG (26th)
Sacks Allowed
Bears: 44 (2nd)
Lions: 22 (21st)
Turnover Margin
Bears: +9 (3rd)
Lions: +9 (3rd)
Scoring Defense
Bears: 19.7 PPG (8th)
Lions: 16.6 PPG (2nd)
Passing Defense
Bears: 209.3 YPG (13th)
Lions: 227.2 YPG (25th)
Rushing Defense
Bears: 129.7 YPG (20th)
Lions: 94.9 YPG (5th)
Total Defense
Bears: 339.0 YPG (17th)
Lions: 322.1 YPG (12th)
Sacks
Bears: 28 (13th)
Lions: 25 (22nd)
This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Lions stack up before Week 13