Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta before Chicago was guilty of horrible clock management as the Detroit Lions beat the Bears 23-20 to end their seven-game Thanksgiving losing streak on Thursday .
Chicago threatened to extend the game after reaching Lions territory with a chance to set up a tying field goal. In position on the Lions 41 with a timeout remaining and 32 seconds left, Caleb Williams and the Bears offense wasted valuable seconds before the freshman quarterback threw an incomplete pass as time expired. ran out to ice the game for Detroit.
No. 1 pick Williams overcame a grueling first half to finish 20 of 39 for 256 yards, two touchdown passes to Keenan Allen and one to DJ Moore as the Bears came back from 16-0 down and then 23-7 to get within three points of Detroit.
Goff and the Lions, however, would maintain a 10th straight victory to improve to 11-1 on the year, with their quarterback completing 21 of 34 passes for 221 yards. Chicago, meanwhile, has lost six games in a row to fall to 4-8.
Statistics leaders
Chicago Bear
- Passing: Caleb Williams, 20/39, 256 yards, 3 touchdowns
- On the ground: Caleb Williams, 4 carries, 39 yards
- Receiving: DJ Moore, 8 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
Detroit Lions
- Passing: Jared Goff, 21/34, 221 yards, 2 touchdowns
- On the ground: David Montgomery, 21 carries, 88 yards
- Receiving: Amon-Ra St. Brown, 5 catches, 73 yards
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Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams completes spectacular pass against Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard III
The Lions took a 16-0 lead with three minutes left in the half after three Jake Bates field goals and a three-yard LaPorta touchdown run that capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive. Detroit had 279 yards of offense in the first half, compared to just 53 for the Bears.
Goff picked off LaPorta again with a 1-yard scoring strike for a 23-7 lead late in the third quarter to cap a sequence that saw Jameson Williams stand in the way of Kevin Byard in spectacular fashion.
Williams improved greatly in the second half and sparked a Bears comeback with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Allen after taking a nasty hit to the legs from linebacker Jack Campbell on an earlier run.
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Detroit’s Bates then squandered a 45-yard field goal attempt before Williams threatened late drama with a beautifully weighted 31-yard touchdown pass over the back shoulder to Moore to pull the Bears within three with 5.36 to play.
New York Giants 20-27 Dallas Cowboys
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New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys Highlights from Week 13 of the NFL Season
DeMarvion Overshown returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, Rico Dowdle ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game and the Dallas Cowboys held on for a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants .
Cooper Rush threw a touchdown pass while Dowdle finished with 112 yards as the Cowboys (5-7) ended a six-game home losing streak dating back to a wild card loss to Green Bay last season .
Drew Lock, who started in place of the injured Tommy DeVito a week after the benching and subsequent release of Daniel Jones, lost a fumble following Overshown’s pick six in a seventh straight loss for the Giants (2-10).
Lock ran for 57 yards and a touchdown that proved too late to prevent New York’s eighth straight loss to its NFC East rival.
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Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown intercepts Drew Lock’s pass to score for the Dallas Cowboys
Statistics leaders
New York Giants
- Passing: Drew Lock, 21/32, 178 yards, 1 INT
- Rushing: Drew Lock, 4 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: Malik Nabers, 8 catches, 69 yards
Dallas Cowboys
- Pass: Cooper Rush, 21/36, 195 yards, 1 TD
- Rushing: Rico Dowdle, 22 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: KaVontae Turpin, 4 catches, 53 yards
The Giants had their first lead since Week 5 before Overshown’s dynamic play put Dallas back in front for good in the second quarter.
Leading 7-6, Lock attempted to make a screen pass to Devin Singletary after the running back was subdued while trying to block Overshown. The second-year linebacker threw the pass in the air toward the end zone, used his speed to bring it down and scored without being touched.
Overshown also recovered Lock’s fumble on the opening possession of the second half to set up Rush’s two-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks in a second straight victory for Dallas following a five-game streak. consecutive defeats.
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Chicago Bears quarterback finds Keenan Allen with perfect throw after absorbing huge hit on previous play
Rush, now 2-2 as a starter this season with Dak Prescott out for the year with a torn hamstring, threw the scoring pass to Cooks after the quarterback’s apparent fumble in the end zone was canceled after review.
Cooks, who scored a diving first down in the final two minutes to clinch the win, was playing for the first time since Dallas’ 20-15 victory over the Giants in Week 4.
Dowdle had 46 rushing yards in the first quarter after his longest run of the season, a 22-yarder. Dallas’ offense bogged down after two efficient drives, but a suddenly opportunistic defense kept the Cowboys in front.
Lock, who was sacked six times, had a 28-yard run to set up New York’s first touchdown and another 21-yarder before his eight-yard touchdown run with 2:18 to play.
Watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday live on Sky Sports NFL from 7:45 p.m.; the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cincinnati Bengals at 6 p.m. live on Sky this Sunday followed by the Philadelphia Eagles against the Baltimore Ravens
