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.

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.