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Bears hope Barkley keeps improving

After performing well in two starts at Soldier Field, quarterback Matt Barkley will face his most difficult test to date Sunday when the Bears visit the first-place Lions.

"You go on the road and it's a different experience for a quarterback," said offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains. "He's starting a road game. He did play a little bit in Green Bay [Oct. 20], but he was coming off the bench and he didn't take one practice rep.

"Now he's got a chance to own this game plan, have a full knowledge of it; what's going into it.