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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

Final / OT · Kickoff

2015 Regular season · Week 6 · Ford 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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CHIChicago Bears34Away
DETDetroit Lions37Home
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Lions beat Bears 37–34 in 2015 Week 6

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 37–34 at home at Ford Field in overtime in Week 6 of the 2015 regular season on October 18, 2015. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The 71 combined points were the most in any game of Week 6. It was one of two games of Week 6 to need overtime.

The result moved the Lions to 1–5 and dropped the Bears to 2–4. The Bears finished 2015 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2015 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 20–14 on December 21, 2014. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 24–20 on January 3, 2016.

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 19–14 after meeting No. 33 since 1999 Full series history

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