Expert Picks: Bears Leave Detroit With Close Win
(CBS) Every week during the Bears season, our experts from 670 The Score, CBS2 and WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9 FM will provide their weekly picks for the Bears game.
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| Brian Hanley | Dan McNeil | Terry Boers |
| Bears 26, Lions 24 | Lions 27, Bears 23 | Lions 31, Bears 28 |
| The Bears have a chance to go up two games on the Lions, matching their cushion over Green Bay. Detroit, which hasn't won the division in 20 years, sees this as a "statement" game, according to Reggie Bush. The Bears' seven wins over Detroit in the last eight is statement enough. | Uncertainty with Tillman's status looms. Given perfect health, this one has several matchup disadvantages for the Bears. Stafford has been sacked just twice. Bears don't have a pass rush. | Are the Bears really good, or have they simply been feasting the last few weeks on bad teams? I checked with Dick Johnson, Dick Post and, once again, Dick Armey. Here's their collective answer: Lions 31, Bears 28. |
| Record: 1-2 | Record: 2-1 | Record: 2-1 |
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| Hub Arkush | Adam Hoge | Matt Spiegel |
| Lions 34, Bears 30 | Bears 31, Lions 30 | Lions 31, Bears 27 |
| The Bears have been living on the edge with their lack of pressure from the front four and mistakes in Cover-2 and Cover-3. Maybe the Bears are looking ahead to New Orleans, maybe not. But they better look out for the Lions in this one. | The Lions are a tough matchup, but this coaching staff has come up with successful game plans each of the first three weeks. I'm rolling with Trestman until proven otherwise. | In an offensive bonanza, the Bears' growl is not quite loud enough to drown out the Lions' roar, and Detroit tells CHICA to GO home with their first loss. |
| Record: 2-1 | Record: 3-0 | Record: 2-1 |
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| Ben Finfer | Matt Abbatacola | Jay Zawaski |
| Bears 28, Lions 27 | Bears 38, Lions 31 | Bears 23, Lions 17 |
| It's going to be close, but I assume someone on the Lions will do something stupid that leads to a loss. Because...the Lions. | I ain't Lion when I say this game makes me nervous but the Monsters will prevail in a shootout as Motor City drowns its sorrows with some Buddy's square pizza pie - Lions, Tigers, and BEARS - 4 and oh my. | If Charles Tillman plays in this game, I like the Bears even more. I have zero faith in any Jim Schwartz coached team in a big game. This is a big one in the NFC North divisional race, so I'm going with Trestman. Bearsssss. |
| Record: 3-0 | Record: 3-0 | Record: 2-1 |
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| Ryan Baker | Dan Durkin | Josh Liss |
| Lions 34, Bears 27 | Bears 31, Lions 27 | Bears 37, Lions 34 |
| The Bears showed some resiliency on the road in Pittsburgh, but I don't think they'll have enough gas in the tank to finish the job in the Motor City, especially with Peanut Tillman on a bad wheel and Henry Melton parked like an old Model T. Without Peanut to diffuse Megatron, Detroit wins in a shootout. | For years, the Bears offense has prevented them from being able to compete in a shootout, but times have changed. Both of these teams have holes in their back seven on defense for different reasons. The Lions lack the personnel, the Bears lack a pass rush. Track meet on turf, but the Bears are the better team. | The Bears can block and Suh doesn't scare them. It's "time in the pocket" that will allow Jay Cutler to enjoy his best game of the season; well over 300 yards passing and 4 TD's in a high scoring Bears victory. |
| Record: 2-1 | Record: 3-0 | Record: 2-1 |
