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The Bears–Lions rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. The franchises first met in 1930 when the Lions were known as the Portsmouth Spartans and based in Portsmouth, Ohio .
Longest run from scrimmage – Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions , 10/8/61. Longest play in Bears history – 108 yard missed field goal return , Nathan Vasher , vs. San Francisco 49ers , 11/13/05; Devin Hester , at New York ...
The Bears–Packers rivalry began in 1921 and is the league's longest. [105] The Packers lead the series 108–95–6 as of the 2024 season, the fourth time in NFL history that a team has recorded 100 wins against an opponent, following the Lions–Packers, Giants–Washington, and Bears–Lions rivalries. [105]
Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown runs for a first down against the Bears' Jack Sanborn during the Lions' 31-30 win on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Chicago.
Lions vs. Bears pregame notes The Bears hold an 11-8 record all-time in Thanksgiving matchups against the Lions , including a three-game winning streak (2018, 2019, 2021).
The Bears have been their opponent and nemesis on Thanksgiving many times, playing 19 times (Chicago leads 11-8) and beating the Lions in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Jalen Williams is a reporter at the ...
The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems. The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The APFA changed ...
As the two Bears-Spartans games ended in 13–13 and 7–7 ties, this tiebreaker was of no effect. The league was thus required to make a rule change, as championship-deciding postseason matches were banned in 1924 , [ 6 ] and for the first time, arranged for a single game (essentially a replay ) to determine the NFL champion.