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Published: October 6, 2008
DETROIT - Kyle Orton set career highs in passing yards, completions and quarterback rating while throwing two touchdowns to lead Chicago past Detroit on Sunday.
He was 24-of-34 for 334 yards and had a 121.4 rating, improving to 3-0 against the Lions (0-4).
Chicago (3-2) broke a first-place tie with the Packers to lead the lackluster NFC North.
Bears rookie Matt Forte scored on a 9-yard reception to make it 10-0 in the second quarter, and his 1-yard run early in the third made it 24-0.
Orton connected with Devin Hester for a TD late in the second quarter and Charles Tillman intercepted a pass and returned it for a score, giving the Bears a 31-0 lead.
| Chicago | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | - | 34 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 7 |
Chi-FG Gould 37, 6:48.
Second Quarter
Chi-Forte 9 pass from Orton (Gould kick), 5:27.
Chi-Hester 12 pass from Orton (Gould kick), 1:56.
Third Quarter
Chi-Forte 1 run (Gould kick), 11:17.
Chi-Tillman 26 interception return (Gould kick), 10:10.
Det-Kev.Smith 12 run (Hanson kick), 7:08.
Fourth Quarter
Chi-FG Gould 45, 11:58.
A-59,790.
| Chi | Det | |
| First downs | 21 | 12 |
| Total Net Yards | 425 | 185 |
| Rushes-yards | 34-97 | 13-54 |
| Passing | 328 | 131 |
| Punt Returns | 4-24 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-38 | 6-110 |
| Interceptions Ret. | 1-26 | 0-0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 24-34-0 | 21-39-1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-6 | 4-40 |
| Punts | 5-33.0 | 8-45.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-45 | 6-41 |
| Time of Possession | 38:15 | 21:45 |
RUSHING-Chicago, Forte 15-36, Jones 10-36, Wolfe 8-15, Orton 1-10. Detroit, Kev.Smith 8-31, R.Johnson 5-23.
PASSING-Chicago, Orton 24-34-0-334. Detroit, Orlovsky 13-23-1-97, Kitna 8-16-0-74.
RECEIVING-Chicago, R.Davis 6-97, Hester 5-66, Forte 4-25, Olsen 3-87, Booker 2-37, Clark 2-17, Jones 2-5. Detroit, Williams 7-96, Kev.Smith 4-25, R.Johnson 3-9, C.Johnson 2-16, Felton 2-12, Furrey 2-8, McDonald 1-5.
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