Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions did their part on Sunday by beating the Bears, 41-10, to improve to 8-8; they also got some help from their Great Lakes brethren from Cleveland as the Browns beat the Commanders, 24-10. That dropped Washington to 7-8-1, half a game behind the 8-8 Lions, with one game left for each team.

Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez tackles the tough questions facing the Detroit Lions after their 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Ford Field: What did tight end Brock Wright’s two touchdown catches mean? They were huge in validating one of the franchise’s biggest decisions this season. Not only did the second of