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2013 Regular season · Week 4 · 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 Bears32Away
DETDetroit Lions40Home
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Lions beat Bears 40–32 in 2013 Week 4

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 40–32 at home at Ford Field in Week 4 of the 2013 regular season on September 29, 2013. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Lions to 3–1 and dropped the Bears to 3–1. The Bears finished 2013 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2013 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 26–24 on December 30, 2012. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 21–19 on November 10, 2013.

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 19–10 after meeting No. 29 since 1999 Full series history

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