Detroit held off the Bears in part because Chicago went 1 of 13 on third down. The Lions have held opponents to a 21.3 percent conversion rate on third down 鈥?the best defensive mark in the league.
"Third down will go a big way to getting Green Bay's offense stopped,Wholesale Shoes Australia Online," Schwartz said. "It's well documented, they've put yards up. If we get off the field on third down 鈥?that can either be a field goal attempt in the red zone, or it can be a punt 鈥?those are good situations for our defense."
