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CHICAGO – Bob Quinn was seated at the south end of Soldier Field Press Box, surrounded by two of his senior lieutenants in the Detroit Front Office of Lions.

He leaned in his chair, covered his mouth with a clenched fist and stared straight ahead for several minutes, boiling with anger but doing his best to suppress the emotion that it contained.

The Lions committed a silly penalty – a personal foul of linebacker Jarrad Davis, who pushed quarterback Mitchell Bears late on the sidelines and into a cameraman – then another, a pass foul on Nevin Lawson in the end zone because they lost another first half of what quickly becomes an abomination of a season.

the Chicago The Bears scored touchdowns on their first four goods, and the Lions added six more and three more. they lost their third consecutive game without defeat, 34-22.

"We just did not do our job," said LeGarrette Blount's half-offensive. "No matter what it looks like and anything, whatever we do wrong, we just have to fix it. We do not do the work. We have not done the job six times this year, so that's something we need to fix. We must have a sense of urgency to understand what is happening. "

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The Lions, in the first season of Matt Patricia as head coach and in third as Quinn's general manager, have plunged further into last place in the NFC's North Division, to three full days behind the Bears, who play on a completely different track under their own freshman coach. Matt Nagy.

While the Bears (6-3) have won three times in a row to surpass their total wins in last year's 5-11 season, the Lions (3-6) are a team shell that won nine games last year.

They lost double digits in the first half of five of their six losses this year. They failed to run 80 yards in three straight games. And on Sunday, they almost allowed a quarterback to publish a perfect passer-by for the second time this season.

"Obviously, this is not a good match," said Patricia. "You have to go out and perform better, start better, get things right."

Just seven weeks away from the regular season – and despite a minimal mathematical chance, there will be no playoffs for Lions this year – Lions do not seem to have the tools to fix their woes, and in some cases can not even identify what their problems are.

On Sunday, while Darius Slay was at home following a knee injury, the Lions left Bears receivers out for big wins as Chicago scored the first 26 points of the game.

Trubisky scored for a career high of 355 yards and three touchdowns, and eight of his 23 completions (out of 30 attempts) scored gains of at least 20 yards.

Tarik Cohen opened the scoring with a 3-yard run. Trubisky followed with touchdown passes to Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller, and Trubisky scored to 4 yards on a designated goalkeeper, all within the first 22 minutes of the match.

Allen Robinson (12), the receiver of Bears Wide, is approached by Lions free security during the first half on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Chicago. (Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski USA TODAY HUI Spor)

Robinson (six catches, 133 yards) and Miller (5-122) were over 100 yards in receiving, and Trubisky posted a 148.6 passer rating.

"There are a lot of things that have come in," Davis said. "A lot of confusion. We practice hard every day of the week. To go out and perform like that, Sunday afternoon, it's difficult. It's hard. It's hard to describe.

DeShawn Shead, who started in Slay's stadium, was beaten in Robinson's first touchdown and said he was at fault for high school confusion that led to Chicago's second mark.

Robinson, from Michigan and playing at Orchard Lake St. Mary's, defeated Lawson for his second touchdown of the day at the end of the third quarter to give the Bears a 34-10 lead.

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Bears striker Cody Parkey was unable to take advantage of two missed goals and two more points from the Bears striker. He scored two touchdowns in 69 seconds in the fourth quarter but struggled to move the ball in offense in his second game. from the first Golden Tate receiver to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Matthew Stafford only completed 25 of 42 passes for a total of 274 yards and two interceptions, while Kerryon Johnson scored points and touched the touchdowns, but also lost a fumble.

Stafford has been sacked 16 times in the last two weeks and the upcoming Lions schedule is no easier with games against contenders in the playoffs. Carolina Panthers, bears and Los Angeles Rams – teams that have a total combined seven losses – up from three weeks.

"We lose three games in a row, it's a concern," linebacker Devon Kennard said. "You want to get things back on track as soon as possible, especially at this time of year. We are in November, we arrive in mid-November, we want to start winning. So we have to go back to work. "

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