Something for Nate to take in to consideration is that Chicago has won the last five meetings by a combined score of 165-91. Also in the Bears last three seasons of consequence (2001, 2005, 2006) the Bears have swept the Lions. All three seasons the second win has come at Detroit. Maybe Burleson is drawing some confidence off the teams' first meeting when Chicago survived a late Lions charge with help from a bizarre NFL rule. That was a different Lions team (two quarterbacks and 9 losses ago) and this is a much improved Bears team. Also Detroit is great at finding ways to lose, posting a record of 4-39 since the start of the 2007 season.
I don't watch or follow the Lions enough to pretend to break this game down beyond Ndamukong Suh, good, Detroit Lions, bad. Calvin Johnson, good, Matthew Stafford, hurt (again). Shaun Hill, hurt, Drew Stanton (he of 49 QB rating), starting quarterback.
Maybe the Lions will heed the call of the Burleson, but the Lions are bad at football and have been for some time. Since the Lions last playoff appearance in 1999 the rest of the NFC North Division (Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers) has combined to go to the NFC Championship game four times, with each franchise going at least once.
Fast money: Bears 34, Lions 10
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