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Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Final · Kickoff

2020 Regular season · Week 13 · Soldier Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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DETDetroit Lions34Away
CHIChicago Bears30Home
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Lions beat Bears 34–30 in 2020 Week 13

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 34–30 on the road at Soldier Field in Week 13 of the 2020 regular season on December 6, 2020. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Lions to 5–7 and dropped the Bears to 5–7. It was the Bears’ sixth straight loss. The Lions finished 2020 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bears finished 2020 at 8–8 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 27–23 on September 13, 2020. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 24–14 on October 3, 2021. The teams split their two 2020 meetings.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Bears lead the series 25–19 after meeting No. 44 since 1999 Full series history

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