The Detroit Lions (2-14) ended their dismal season with a loss to the Chicago Bears (7-9) at home.  The Lions’ offense played hard and did a pretty good job putting some points on the board, but they got no support from their defense and the Bears’ easily outscored them.  Mathew Stafford was out for the Lions, and Daunte Culpepper did a decent job filling in for him.  Culpepper probably had his best game of the season, going 23/34 for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception.  He got some support from his running backs, with Maurice Morris getting 65 yards on 16 carries and Aaron Brown getting 21 yards on only 3 carries.  It wasn’t enough though, because the Bears’ offense tore apart the Lions’ defense.

At halftime the Lions were only down 13-10, but they gave up 24 points in the second half and the Bears got an easy win.  They let Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler (who has struggled most of the season) go 22/36 for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns.  They also gave up 150 rushing yards to a Bears team that has been poor all season at running the ball.  This was another ugly season for the Lions, but it is an improvement from their 0-16 season a year ago.  They do have some things to be excited about, including the young Mathew Stafford who showed flashes of great play a few times this season, but the Lions are a long way away from being playoff contenders.