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CHICAGO (AP)The good vibe surrounding the Chicago Bears didn’t last long. They went from busting out to breaking down Andy Isabella Jersey , from running away with their most lopsided victory in five years to stalling in a 20-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Saturday. Chicago has dropped six of seven and hit double digits in losses in all three seasons under embattled coach John Fox. Even beating lowly Cleveland at home next week hardly is a sure thing. ”Two games left. Just have to finish,” cornerback Prince Amukamara said. ”I mean, no matter how great it gets, no matter how ugly it gets, we have two games. And, like, the main theme is just finish and finish well.” The loss wiped out whatever good feelings the Bears (4-10) generated the previous week against the Bengals, when they went off for 482 yards and pounded Cincinnati by 26 for their most lopsided victory since 2012. But considering where the Bengals and Lions are at, the result was hardly a shocker. Cincinnati looked like a team that had no interest in playing coming off a loss to Pittsburgh that crushed its playoff hopes and gutted its defense. The Lions still hope to reach the postseason, and they need to win their remaining games. For the Bears, there was plenty of blame to go around after their latest loss. Whether it was rookie Mitchell Trubisky’s erratic play Jamel Dean Jersey , a stagnant run game, mounting penalties and more questionable decisions by Fox, Chicago showed why it’s last in the NFC North and 0-5 against the division. The Bears have also dropped nine of 10 against the Lions. ”Lack of rhythm on offense, penalties,” Trubisky said. ”We got to eliminate penalties and then me taking care of the football, so we just need to do better at those things. ”Take care of the ball in red zone, be better on third down, obviously, and just execute better on offense all the way around. So, last week we had a little juice, executed D.K. Metcalf Jersey , had things rolling. Today, it seemed like the opposite.” Trubisky set career highs in completions (31), attempts (46) and yards passing (314). But his three interceptions were also a high for him. He overthrew Kendall Wright on play action, and Darius Slay picked off the pass before going out of bounds. Trubisky tried to hit Dontrelle Inman in double coverage in the end zone, but Quandre Diggs stepped in front for the interception . It didn’t help that the Bears committed 13 penalties, that they ran for just 43 yards and that their coach once again left himself open to second-guessing. Fox, who is 13-33 with Chicago, decided to punt rather than go for it on a fourth-and-1 at the Chicago 45 trailing 6-0 early in the second quarter. Matthew Stafford then led the Lions on a 92-yard touchdown drive that included a 58-yard heave to Marvin Jones on a third-and-18 from the Detroit 30. The Bears chose not to take a shot at the end zone after recovering a fumble at the Lions 27 near the end of the first half. Trubisky threw a short pass before Mike Nugent kicked a 41-yard field goal, cutting it to 13-3. Fox also opted not to try an onside kick after Trubisky’s TD pass to Benny Cunningham cut it to 20-10 with 2:32 remaining. The Bears got the ball back with 2:07 left. But Trubisky got picked off by Slay on a miscommunication with Daniel Brown in the closing minute after Chicago drove to the Detroit 25. ”The better team won,” safety Eddie Jackson said. ”They came out here and they played better than us and they got the win. We just came out short today.” — Washington drafted Champ Bailey with the seventh overall choice in 1999. Bailey made four Pro Bowls there, but Washington traded him (and a second-round pick) to the Broncos for running back Clinton Portis.Portis had a successful career in Washington with 8 Nick Bosa Jersey ,164 yards from scrimmage and 49 total touchdowns in seven years, but he wasn’t Bailey.Bailey, who said a day earlier he didn’t hear from anyone in Washington until this week, paid his respects to those who drafted him and helped him. But he dedicated most of his 30-minute, 35-second Hall of Fame speech on his 10-year career in Denver“The best thing for my career happened in 2004,” Bailey said. “I was traded to the Denver Broncos. “Once I began to learn about Mr. [Pat] Bowlen and the Denver Broncos, I was sold. There are a few things I learned to appreciate from the good leaders: They lead by example; they’re accountable; they’re competitive; and they know how to win. That was what I learned and loved about Mr. B.”After finishing with his long thank yous to everyone in Denver, which he said will always be his home, Bailey ended with a message. Bailey pointed out that most of the people he mentioned in his speech are black men. “My brothers,” Bailey said. “Some of you are athletes; some of you are not athletes. But we are all black men first, something we have more expertise in than any aspect of our lives. I’m a firm believer that if you want to create change http://www.cardinalscheapstore.com/byron-murphy-jersey-cheap , you better start with your friends and your family. So I’m going to start here today. The first thing people see when they look at me is not a Pro Football Hall of Famer or a husband or a father. They see me first as a black man. So on behalf of all the black men that I’ve mentioned tonight, and many of you are out there, you’ve had most of the same experiences I’ve had in my lifetime, we say this to our white friends: When we tell you about our fears, please listen. When we tell you we’re afraid for our kids, please listen. When we tell you there are many challenges we face because of the color of our skin, please listen. And please do not get caught up in how the message is delivered. “Yes, most of us who are black athletes are black men first. Understand this, the things that make us great on the field — our size and our aggression — are the same things that can get us killed off the field. I believe if we start listening, there’s no telling the progress we can make. All of us are dads, sons Dre'Mont Jones Jersey , brothers, your friends. We all understand that if we can’t get our friends to listen, then no one will. And to my black brothers, if you do not have anything positive to say about our social challenges, please keep your mouths shut.” Bailey, who had 52 interceptions and seven forced fumbles, was a first-ballot Hall of Famer.