NFC North

The Detroit Lions Are the NFL’s Best Story for So Many Reasons

By Jimmy Traina 1. First and foremost, the most important thing about Sunday's Bears-Lions game is that Chicago bettors came very, very close to suffering the worst “Bad Beat” of the 2023 NFL season. The Bears, who were getting eight points, were up 26–4 with just over three minutes left in regulation before the Lions pulled off a frantic 31–26 comeback win. A Chicago cover never should’ve been in question, but after taking a 29–26 lead with 31 seconds left, this play happened: If the Bears’ offensive lineman Darnell Wright doesn’t kick the ball out of the end zone for the safety and a Lions p…