The Detroit Lions start the season with a second straight NFC North opponent as they welcome the Chicago Bears to Ford Field today for their regular season home opener. After dropping their Week 1 contest against the Green Bay Packers, it's imperative the Lions play better football in all three phases to avoid a 0-2 start to the season.

"We're going to win this game, we have to," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week. "We've got to find a way to clean things up and do what we've got to do and they're going to try to do the same thing. It's like that every week."

1. O-LINE BOUNCE BACK

When speaking to reporters this week, several of Detroit's offensive linemen admitted last week's performance in Green Bay wasn't up to the standard that's been set in that room over the last few years and the issues have been addressed and fixed.

Detroit averaged just 2.1 yards per carry, and quarterback Jared Goff was sacked four times and hit nine times total against the Packers. The biggest improvement must come in the run game. Everything starts with the run in offensive coordinator John Morton's scheme. It opens up the play action and some of the deep shots, and when an offense becomes one-dimensional, it's much easier to scheme them up.

"It's being addressed, it's being fixed," Morton said this week of some of the missed assignments and communication issues that plagued Detroit Week 1. "Again, taking some of these plays out where there's not a lot of communication, going on the road, we know we didn't do a lot of shifting and things like that, so it's going to be fixed."

2. TESLAA'S ROLE

Rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa missed most of practice last week with an illness that relegated him to red zone looks because he returned to practice Friday on red zone installation day. But even playing just three snaps, TeSlaa found a way to make an impact. His first career reception was a highlight 13-yard one-handed catch for Detroit's only touchdown of the game.

TeSlaa was a full participant in practice this week and will be more involved in the offensive game plan against the Bears Sunday. He brings a size and speed element that could give this offense a boost.

3. PASS RUSH

The Packers made a concerted effort to not let Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson wreck that game last week. He had maybe three true one-on-one reps as Green Bay double teamed him, chipped and nudged him all contest.

If that's the strategy teams are going to employ against Hutchinson, the Lions need others to step up. No. 1 on the list is Marcus Davenport. Davenport had just one pressure on 14 pass rush reps Week 1.

And when defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard dials up the blitz, players must find a way to either get home or affect the quarterback more than they did last week.

"Got to be better," Sheppard said of the blitz this week. "Got to be better. You get your number called, you've got to be better, point-blank, period. That's also been addressed."

4. CONTAINING WILLIAMS

Chicago lost their Week 1 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, but one thing that jumped out in that contest is just how dangerous Bears quarterback Caleb Williams can be outside the pocket. He's one of the better throw-on-the-run passers in this league, and he can make plays as a runner too.

Williams led the Bears in rushing vs. the Vikings with 58 yards on just six carries (9.7 avg.), including a 9-yard touchdown run. Detroit's defense must have a good rush plan and try to keep Williams in the pocket as much as possible. They did a good job in that regard against Jordan Love and the Packers Week 1.

5. RETURN OF JOHNSON

Today's matchup features two head coaches who know each other very well as new Bears HC Ben Johnson was on Campbell's staff the previous four seasons, three as offensive coordinator. Johnson is very familiar with Detroit's roster and potentially any perceived weaknesses. Campbell certainly knows Johnson's offense and his play call style.

It should be a fun game today between two teams and two coaching staffs with a lot of familiarity. In contests like this, it comes down to whichever team executes for 60 minutes with better consistency.