Fans react to Detroit Lions comeback to give franchise best start in 61 years

The Detroit Lions tested fans’ blood pressure with a nail-biting 31-26 win over the Chicago Bears that featured a 12-point comeback in the final five minutes.

The Lions had to overcome numerous mistakes for the first 55 minutes of the game, but delivered on both sides of the ball in the clutch moments to secure the win. The comeback started with a 32-yard touchdown to Jameson Williams, who ran past both the cornerback and safety on a deep corner route and twisted to haul in the catch to cut the deficit to 26-21 with three minutes left.

The ensuing Bears’ drive only took 15 seconds off the clock as the Lions stuffed two straight runs up the middle and called timeouts. On third down, Justin Fields dropped back to pass, but narrowly missed an open Tyler Scott on a deep shot to force a punt.

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Detroit executed a perfect two-minute drive capped off with a David Montgomery 1-yard touchdown against his former team with 29 seconds left. The 11-play drive heavily featured both running backs as Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery combined for seven touches for 57 yards and the score on the final drive. Sam LaPorta and Amon-Ra St. Brown, who had another touchdown this week, also had crucial catches to move the chains and keep the drive alive.

The massive comeback was necessary because the Lions turned the ball over four times for the first time since 2022, three of them being Jared Goff interceptions. It was only the third time in his career Goff threw three interceptions and the first time he has done so as a Lion.

The first two interceptions led to zero points in the first half, but a Craig Reynolds fumble on a kickoff return and Goff’s third interception led to 10 Chicago points. Detroit’s defense had a much better performance than last week in Los Angeles, and executed the “bend don’t break” principle effectively. The Lions forced four Chicago field goals despite giving up 334 total yards, which kept them in the game long enough to complete the comeback.

The Lions are now off to their best start in 61 years. Fans praised the late game effort while also sharing some laughs about the Bears’ incompetence. The ultimate feeling, though, was the game was another example of the Lions shedding some of the demons of their long-haunted past.