The Bears (3-6) come in with five losses in the past six games. But the big story is Justin Fields' improvement.

He's making a case he just might be the one to nail down a position that has historically been a weak spot for one of the NFL's founding franchises. He had already strung together several encouraging performances in a row - and then came the game against Miami last week.

Though the Bears lost 35-32, Fields put on a show, running for 178 yards. It was the highest rushing total for an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game since at least 1940. But there was more. Fields also became the first player since at least 1950 with at least 150 yards rushing and three touchdown passes in a game.

In the past five weeks, he has thrown for 851 yards, completing 76 of 120 passes, with eight TDs and two interceptions. He also has run for 455 yards and three TDs in that time.

Fields leads the Bears in rushing with 602 yards and is averaging 6.6 per attempt. Only Jackson is running for more yards per carry.

The Lions (2-6), meanwhile, had lost five in a row before beating Green Bay 15-9 last week. They intercepted Aaron Rodgers three times and hung on when he threw an incompletion on fourth down at the Detroit 17 in the final minute.

Even so, the Lions are in a familiar spot. They're last in the NFC North and on course to finish with a losing record for the 18th time in 22 seasons.

Game time is noon Sunday.