CHICAGO — Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns and the Detroit Lions remained atop the NFC with their franchise-record 13th victory, 34-17 over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Jameson Williams rushed for a career-high 143 yards on five catches, including an 82-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 109 yards and a score, and Detroit (13-2) broke a tie with the 1991 and 2023 teams for the most wins in franchise history. The Lions also set a season record with 493 points.

The Lions took control early against the Bears (4-11) and even cemented their dominance by executing a trick play that caused Goff to intentionally trip while dropping back. With Detroit players shouting “Fumble!” and Gibbs pretended to jump for the ball, Goff threw to Sam LaPorta for a 21-yard touchdown that made it 34-14.

It was exactly the kind of performance Detroit expected after a 48-42 loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. That ended the franchise’s best 11-game winning streak and left the Lions in a tie at the top of the conference with Philadelphia and NFC North rival Minnesota.

Caleb Williams threw for 334 yards and two touchdowns after a series of shaky performances for the Bears, who lost for the ninth straight season and received more boos from their frustrated fans.

Goff delivered another strong performance a week after becoming the first NFL player to lose while throwing for more than 400 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. The three-time Pro Bowler completed 23 of 32 passes without an interception and had Lions fans chanting his name.

In addition to the deep ball to Jameson Williams and the throw to LaPorta, Goff also threw to Amon-Ra St. Brown for an 8-yard TD in the second quarter.

Gibbs scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and caught four passes for 45 yards. He joined Barry Sanders and Billy Sims as the Lions’ only running backs with at least 1,500 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns.

The Lions improved to 7-0 on the road.

The Bears lost to Detroit for the fifth time in six games. Unlike the Thanksgiving Day matchup – when then-coach Matt Eberflus handled the ending poorly and was fired the next day – they never really challenged in this game.

Caleb Williams at least had a better performance after looking physically and mentally battered in a lopsided loss at Minnesota. The No. 1 overall draft pick was 26 of 40.

Keenan Allen caught nine passes for a season-high 141 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown late in the first half.

Rome Odunze added 77 yards and Cole Kmet had a touchdown catch.

The Lions have not lost consecutive games since losing five straight games to start the 2022 season. And they wouldn’t let the Bears change that.

They outscored Chicago 13-0 in the first quarter and struck again early in the second quarter. Jameson Williams hit Jonathan Owens with a play-action pass up the middle and Goff hit it brilliantly. It was Williams’ fourth touchdown of 50 yards or more this season.

Injuries

Bears: LT Braxton Jones (ankle) left early in the second quarter after being injured while blocking a pass. The Chicago sideline emptied and players formed a semicircle as medical staff tended to Jones before he was carried off the field.

Next

Lions: Visit San Francisco next Monday night in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game.

Bears: Host Seattle on Thursday night.

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