The winless Detroit Lions welcome the Bears to Ford Field Sunday, a game in which most fans had penciled in as a win for the Lions when first looking at the schedules before the season started. However here in week six with Detroit 0-5 and Chicago 2-3, victory is far from feeling assured here. Especially given the way the Lions have incredibly found new ways to lose games.
Nonetheless, there’s still a chance, perhaps more so against the Bears at home. 
Here is why the Lions can win
The Bears are a team looking for an identity. For years it was the great Bears defense, but those years are far removed. They tried to usher in a new era with Jay Cutler which obviously hasn’t worked as planned. So here we are with the John Fox coached Bears. I respect Fox and think he will have them back with a fearsome defense, but they aren’t there yet. While on paper Chicago is the 7th ranked total defense, they are giving up 28 points a game. Most of those points are coming from the passing game as teams are killing Chicago through the air for a 105 QB rating good for 5th in the league and a 11/2 touchdown to interception ratio. If there was ever a game that Matthew Stafford and the rest of the Lions could get back on track with this is the one.
Chicago has some nice young talent with guys like Ego Ferguson at defensive tackle and Steve Fuller at corner but the Bears only have nine sacks on the year and should have a hard time covering Golden Tate and Calvin Johnson.
Here is why the Lions can’t win
The reason the Lions can’t win is simple… they are the Lions. Detroit has been snatching defeat from the jaws of victory all year-long. After being their own worst enemy against Arizona at home how do you trust them going further at all this season? The offense is struggling to put up 16 points a game and looks anemic, Stafford got benched, the offense line doesn’t know how to open a running lane and I can’t see Detroit stopping Cutler. No one on the roster can match up with Martellis Bennett who through five weeks has 28 receptions. Cutler has other top weapons too. Matt Forte is always tough to stop and it looks as if Alshon Jeffery is set to return to full duty out wide for Mr. Kristen Cavallari.
Prediction
Outside of Ziggy Ansah going up against Kyle Long and Detroit’s duo at wide receiver this is a terrible match up for the Lions. Also the way the Lions play defense on their own receivers by not getting them the ball and spreading the field is not a plus match up either.
Bears get to .500
31-13 Chicago