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Five things to watch: Lions at Bears

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When Logan Thomas couldn’t come down with the jump ball at the end of last week’s loss in Oakland, we entered into a new phase of the Lions’ season and the Matt Patricia era.

The playoffs are just a pipe dream, with Football Outsiders giving Detroit just a 7.4% chance of making the postseason.

It’s only a matter of time before that percentage becomes zero, marking another wasted year of your life waiting on this franchise to get it together.

The goal still is clearly to win until the Lions are mathematically eliminated, but there’s an even more significant question that needs to be answered.