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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2020 Regular season · Week 1 · 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 Bears27Away
DETDetroit Lions23Home
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Bears beat Lions 27–23 in 2020 Week 1

The Chicago Bears beat the Detroit Lions 27–23 on the road at Ford Field in Week 1 of the 2020 regular season on September 13, 2020. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Bears to 1–0 and dropped the Lions to 0–1. The Bears finished 2020 at 8–8 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Lions finished 2020 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 24–20 on November 28, 2019. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 34–30 on December 6, 2020.

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 25–18 after meeting No. 43 since 1999 Full series history

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