Cutler completed 31 of 48 passes for 280 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions during Thursday's defeat at the hands of the Lions. Cutler began the contest firing on all cylinders, following a game plan set one week prior by the Patriots to offset Detroit's pass rush. The Bears' opening drive featured an array of short passes, during which his sixth pass culminated in an Alshon Jeffery score. After a Matthew Stafford fumble set the Bears up on the Lions' five-yard line later in the first quarter, Cutler required just two plays to end the possession in the same fashion. However, the offense found little sustained success thereafter, and Cutler's final line was eventually besmirched by an interception on an untimed down to complete the game.