Articles:
NOTEBOOK: Lions hit with injuries in loss to Bears: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-lions-hit-with-injuries-in-loss-to-bears
FOUR DOWNS: How Driskel fared in Lions debut: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/four-downs-how-driskel-fared-in-lions-debut
Inside the Lions’ decision to sit Matthew Stafford, what it means going forward: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/11/inside-the-lions-decision-to-sit-matthew-stafford-what-it-means-going-forward.html
All 16 Lions players who were banged up against Chicago. Yes, 16.: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/11/all-16-lions-players-who-were-banged-up-against-chicago-yes-16.html
What they’re saying nationally after Lions lose 20-13 to Bears without Matthew Stafford: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/11/what-theyre-saying-nationally-after-lions-lose-20-13-to-bears-without-matthew-stafford.html
Here's my initial impression of Lions QB Jeff Driskel: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/jeff-driskel-detroit-lions-chicago-bears/2557772001/
Lions offer inconsistent explanations of Stafford's injury: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-injury-chicago-bears/2554875001/
Darius Slay: Things will get 'ugly' if Detroit Lions don't win out: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/darius-slay-things-get-ugly-if-detroit-lions-dont-win-out/2558827001/
Wounded Lions suffer multiple injuries in loss to Bears: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/wounded-detroit-lions-suffer-multiple-injuries-loss-chicago-bears/2558485001/
'There's no doubt': Lions' Darius Slay believes he's still playing at an all pro level: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/theres-no-doubt-detroit-lions-darius-slay-believes-hes-still-playing-all-pro-level/2558637001/
Week 10 NFL takeaways: What to make of the Saints' and Chiefs' upset losses (Lions - Life without Matthew Stafford, as expected, was not kind to the Lions. While the stats might appear better than one would think in Jeff Driskel's first start with Detroit, the reality is it was a much different offense without Stafford playing for the first time since the start of the 2011 season. It will be a long season for Detroit, who is now close to needing to win out to reach the postseason, if Stafford can't return soon. -- Michael Rothstein): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/nfl_32for32111019/week-10-nfl-takeaways-make-upset-losses-saints-chiefs#detchi
Stafford sits as Lions lose 20-13 to Bears: https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/stafford-sits-as-lions-lose-20-13-to-bears-111019
NFL Week 10 PFF ReFocused: Chicago Bears 20, Detroit Lions 13: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-10-pff-refocused-chicago-bears-20-detroit-lions-13
What we learned from Sunday's Week 10 games (Chicago Bears 20, Detroit Lions 13: 1. Mitchell Trubisky woke up from an early-game slumber to engineer three straight touchdown drives to give the Bears enough cushion to stiff-arm the Matthew Stafford-less Lions. After four limp drives to open the game gained just one first down and 25 total yards, Trubisky hit a series of nice passes to propel the Bears to a 20-6 lead they would cling to late. The signal-caller finally looked comfortable against a Lions defense that doesn't bring pressure, tossing three touchdown passes, including a gorgeous looping toss to TE Ben Braunecker and a dime to Taylor Gabriel. The three TD passes were more than Trubisky had thrown in his previous four games combined. The Bears gained 130 of their 226 total yards on two drives to finish the first half and open the second. Outside of the three scoring drives, it was a struggle for Trubisky, as the offense scuttled and afforded the Lions a chance to stay in the game with back-to-back-to-back three-and-outs in the fourth quarter. After taking a 20-6 lead, the Bears gained 46 yards and two first downs on five series. Chicago, however, should focus on the good from Trubisky after weeks of skittish play. When given a clean pocket, the quarterback made several pinpoint throws. Now Matt Nagy's job is to build on those positives and negate the lulls that infect his offense. 2. Stafford missed his first start since Week 17 of the 2010 season due to a back injury, forcing Jeff Driskel into the lineup. The backup looked about as you'd expect, operating a dink-and-dunk offense. After generating 72 yards and five first downs on an opening-drive field-goal march, the Lions offense didn't move the ball until it was down double digits, earning five first downs and just 110 total yards on seven drives across the second and third quarters -- fewer than 16 yards per drive. Driskel's second-half interception was brutal, as he threw it right to Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski that set up what ended up being the game-winning score. Driskel refused to stretch the field until forced to late and instead leaned on ineffective dump-offs. With no run game to speak of (Driskel led the Lions in rushing with 37 yards), the Lions still outgained Chicago 357 yards to 226. Driskel was forced to pass 46 times in his first start in Detroit, completing 27 for 269 yards, one TD and one INT. The performance underscored Stafford's importance to Detroit. Outside of one bomb to Kenny Golladay, gone were most of the big plays we'd seen from the Lions' passing game. If Stafford is forced to miss multiple weeks, the Lions will struggle without a QB that can mask the putrid defense Detroit puts on the field. Matt Patricia's D has proven it can't consistently stop anyone as the Lions (3-5-1) have lost five of the last six tilts. 3. Kwiatkoski entered for an injured Danny Trevathan and was all over the field for the Bears defense, stuffing the Lions' run game, and getting in Driskel's face on blitzes. The backup linebacker compiled nine tackles, a sack and the pivotal interception. With the front four unable to bring down Driskel, the play of linebackers like Kwiatkowski was key in corralling the Lions' short passing attack. It wasn't a pretty day in Chicago, but Nagy's squad will take the win against a backup quarterback, snapping a four-game losing streak. The victory gets the Bears out of the cellar of the NFC North, but at 4-5, they remain in a big hole in the playoff race. -- Kevin Patra): http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001075271/article/what-we-learned-from-sundays-week-10-games
Week 10 Takeaways: Baker Saves Christmas, Steelers D Too Good (Regrets - Matt Patricia Becoming a Quarterback’s Best Friend: Over the past month, the Lions have made Kirk Cousins, Daniel Jones, and Derek Carr look like Hall of Famers and—most troublingly—Mitchell Trubisky look like a serviceable starting quarterback. I’m not saying it’s a crime the way they’re wasting Matthew Stafford’s best years, but at the very least this warrants an investigation. Patricia’s defense has been severely out-schemed and out-played in those games, three of them losses. After hiring a defensive coach, how many times can you watch his unit get humiliated? What We’ll Be Talking About This Week - The Futures of Patricia and Quinn in Detroit: Earlier this week, Quandre Diggs (you might remember him as the star safety the Lions gave away for virtually nothing at the trade deadline) painted a bleak picture of the Lions locker room under the ex-Patriots brain trust of Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn. Those two inherited an MVP-caliber quarterback in Matthew Stafford. But Quinn’s absurdly large investment in the offensive line has resulted in a unit that is league-average on its best days. And, despite the big spend on Trey Flowers for the defense, Patricia’s unit is flat-out bad. You could argue they deserve credit for hiring Darrell Bevell, who has been a quality OC, but what else has gone right over the past two years? The Stafford championship window is closing, and, to paraphrase Sting in "Synchronicity II": We know that something somewhere has to break.): https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/11/11/nfl-week-10-takeaways-breakdown-analysis
Three Mitch Trubisky TDs lead Bears over Stafford-less Lions: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/10/three-mitch-trubisky-tds-lead-bears-over-stafford-less-lions/
Grade:
Justin Rogers' Lions grades: Jeff Driskel adequate but rest of offense misses the mark: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/10/justin-rogers-lions-grades-jeff-driskel-adequate-but-rest-offense-misses-mark/2555380001/
CBS Grades (B-: With Matthew Stafford out due to a back injury, the Lions weren't expected to do much in this game, but they still kept it close thanks to a defense that forced the Bears to punt nine times in this game. The problem for the Lions though is that Jeff Driskel couldn't really move the ball against Chicago's defense. The Lions had four three-and-outs against the Bears and struggled to move the ball for most of the second half. Although Driskel only made one big mistake -- a third quarter interception -- that mistake proved to be costly after the Bears turned it into a touchdown just three plays later. That TD put the Bears up 20-6 and ended up being the game-winning score.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-10-grades-ravens-get-a-for-rolling-bengals-saints-get-d-for-blowout-loss/
2020 NFL Draft:
Notre Dame All-American defensive end, potential first-round pick out for season: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-all-american-defensive-end-potential-first-round-pick-julian-okwara-out-for-the-season/
Video:
Patricia on Week 10 loss in Chicago: https://www.detroitlions.com/video/patricia-on-week-10-loss-in-chicago
Driskel on first start as a Lion: https://www.detroitlions.com/video/driskel-on-first-start-as-a-lion
Lions react to Week 10 loss to Bears: https://www.detroitlions.com/video/lions-react-to-week-10-loss-to-bears
WATCH: Slay "We got to get right quick" and more after loss to Bears: https://www.fox2detroit.com/sports/watch-slay-we-got-to-get-right-quick-and-more-after-loss-to-bears
Lions continue to mishandle Stafford injury; what's the future?: https://www.freep.com/videos/sports/nfl/lions/2019/11/11/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-injury/2558792001/
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