Don’t Underestimate the Detroit Lions and Drew Stanton vs. the Chicago Bears

December 5, 2010   ·   pancho smith   ·   Jump to comments

The stage has been set. From here on out, the Bears can’t afford to lose a game if they expect to claim the NFC North title. The Lions have nothing left to lose. It’s a matchup made in hell for Da Bears.
Some Chicago fans are loath to admit it, but they know deep down that in the eyes of the sports world, they lost to the Lions during the season opener.
It was only because of a muddy interpretation of an obscure NFL rule that Calvin Johnson was robbed of a touchdown, allowing the historical record to forever indicate that Chicago won that game. 
As Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News put it, “Johnson caught the pass from Shaun Hill, took another step or two, fell to the ground, waved to his family, updated his Twitter account and then left the ball on the turf.”
This Sunday the Bears will try to prove that they really are a better team than the Lions. And the Lions will attempt to prove them wrong.
 
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