The Lions halted a seven-game losing streak in the annual holiday game by narrowly topping the Bears and reached 11-1, their best start in franchise history.

Chicago still finds wins hard to come by; their losing streak has reached five games. But the Bears lost by just one point to a playoff team in Green Bay and took another talented team (Minnesota) to overtime, so things are trending in the right direction, it appears.

Prior to Gibbs' fumble, the Lions stopped Chicago on fourth down in Bears territory and had a big opportunity to put the game on ice early. Instead, the Bears cut into the deficit, making it 16-7 with Allen's first touchdown to begin the third quarter. "That hurts," Campbell said.