Before the season, the current three-game homestand was supposed to be a nice reprieve for the Lions are starting with three of four games on the road, but Sunday's game against the Bears looks a lot tougher than expected before the season.
The Lions already lost the first game of their three straight home games with a 42-17 loss to the Cardinals last week, and they come into today's game against Chicago dealing with several injuries as starters like safety James Ihedigbo, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and
Regardless of which players are on the field, though, the Lions must try to get their run game going against a Bears defense that ranks 24th against the run.