Jay Cutler capped the game's opening possession with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall that gave the Bears a 7-0 lead.

The Lions responded immediately, tying the score 7-7 on their first possession on Matthew Stafford's 5-yard touchdown pass to Kris Durham.

The Bears turned the ball over on downs as Michael Bush was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-one at the Detroit 27.

The Bears defense made a big stop when Chris Conte batted down Matthew Stafford's pass at the line of scrimmage on fourth-and-one at the Chicago 31.

On second-and-goal from the 4 late in the first half, Jay Cutler's pass was deflected by defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and intercepted by linebacker DeAndre Levy in the end zone.

The Lions opened the second half with a 5-play, 66-yard drive capped by Matthew Stafford's 4-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson, giving Detroit a 14-7 lead.

Jay Cutler's 44-yard pass to Brandon Marshall set up Robbie Gould's 25-yard field goal, drawing the Bears to within 14-10 midway through the third quarter.

Chris Conte produced the Bears' only takeaway when he intercepted Matthew Stafford's overthrown pass and returned it 35 yards to the Detroit 9.

Matt Forte's apparent 9-yard touchdown run was nullified by a holding penalty against Matt Slauson.

Alshon Jeffery appeared to catch a 14-yard TD pass, but the call was reversed after a replay review showed he lost control of the ball after hitting the ground.

The Bears settled for Robbie Gould's 32-yard field goal, cutting the deficit to 14-13 with 9:17 left in the game.

The Lions extended their lead to 21-13 on Matthew Stafford's 14-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 2:22 remaining.

After hobbling throughout the second half with an ankle injury, Jay Cutler was replaced by backup Josh McCown on the Bears' final possession.

Josh McCown capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive with an 11-yard TD pass to Brandon Marshall, closing the gap to 21-19 with :40 remaining.

Needing a two-point conversion to force overtime, Matt Forte was dropped in the backfield by defensive tackle Nick Fairley, enabling the Lions to escape with the win.

Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery became the first Bears receivers to both record 100 yards in a game since Nov. 24, 2002 when Marty Booker and Dez White accomplished the feat.

Jay Cutler completed 21 of 40 passes for 250 yards with one touchdown, one interception and a 69.8 passer rating.

Playing one possession, Josh McCown connected on 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards with one TD and a 123.4 passer rating.

With the loss, the Bears (5-4) dropped into a second-place tie with the Packers (5-4), one game behind the Lions (6-3).