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Dan Wiederer: ‘It’s unexplainable.’ How a story of promise, progress and production became another tale of woe for the Chicago Bears.

Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert tries to break through the Detroit Lions defense in the fourth quarter at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

DETROIT — This should have been a story about progress, about purpose, about a feisty NFL underdog that went on the road Sunday and gave it to the best team in their division in just about every way imaginable.

Forced four turnovers. Controlled the ball for more than 40 minutes. Sunk its claws into a golden opportunity and appeared ready to make a statement with a signature victory.

That’s how good the Chicago Bears were for 2 hours and 38 minutes Sunday afternoon, playing together, playing free, pummeling the Detroit Lions with aggressiveness and timely playmaking.

Man, what a story this could have been.

Should have been.

Instead? This, unfortunately, has become another story about disappointment and disbelief, the kind that shows up in a stunned locker room after a team’s most impressive performance of the season topples like a child’s

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