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The Grey Area: 2-0 vs Ben Johnson’s Bears
Detroit Takes the North, Hosts a Playoff GameThe Detroit Lions finished first in the NFC North and locked in a home playoff game. The path ran straight through Chicago. Detroit went 2-0 against the Bears and never blinked. The first game told the story. The Lions tagged them with 52 in the first game. That result still frames the matchup and the moment.
This is success with a division title at the center. It is concrete, not theoretical. The standings say it. The scoreboard backs it up. In the NFL, that combination matters more than talk.
2-0 Against the Coach They Were Told They NeededThe Lions are two and oh against the guy everybody said they could not win without. Ben Johnson is in his first season with the Bears. He left and landed right across Lake Michigan. Detroit met him twice and beat his team twice. The sweep is the cleanest argument. The 52 they put on him in the first game is the exclamation point.
The matchup felt personal because the stakes were direct. The Lions held their line. The Bears searched for answers. The results settled the noise around who needed whom.
Chicago On Edge, Questions About a RunThe City of Chicago is freaking out. The panic comes with cause. The Bears took two losses to the Lions and wore that 52 in the opener. Doubts linger about a long playoff run for Chicago. That skepticism is earned when the head-to-head trend points one way.
Nobody in this division is prepped to fall off. Everything is razor thin. That is why each meeting matters and why the margin for error shrinks in January.
The Upper Hand Into Next SeasonGoing into next season is all that matters now to the Lions. They have the upper hand on the coach who left them behind. He is now coaching across Lake Michigan. That edge counts in a division decided by inches. Detroit carries leverage into the next round of games and decisions.
Two wins speak with clarity. A division title adds weight. A home playoff game brings proof. The Detroit Lions showed they can win without the figure many thought was essential. They did it twice against his new team. They did it while taking the NFC North. That is the baseline for what comes next in the NFL and the standard this Detroit Lions team now owns.
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