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Who’s hot, not and somewhere in between.
Too cold
Targeted by the Lions, Zack Bowman was burned on Detroit’s first play for a 45-yard pass to Calvin Johnson, fooled on a reverse and flagged for a defensive-holding call on Johnson.
Too hot
No Bears player has a better impact-plays-per-touch ratio than Johnny Knox. His 102-yard kickoff return for a TD to start the second half provided momentum that changed the course of the game.
Just right
Matt Forte cracked the 100-yard barrier for the first time this season, boosted largely by the breakaway 61-yard run in the first quarter that loosened up the Lions’ defense. On Forte’s 37-yard TD run, he gave safety Louis Delmas a head-and-shoulders fake that answered anybody who had begun to doubt him.
