DETROIT — Calvin Johnson caught two touchdown passes during a record-setting afternoon to lead the Detroit Lions to a 34-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in their annual Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field.

Johnson, the team’s perennial All-Pro wide receiver, caught a season-high 11 passes for 146 yards.

Matthew Stafford passed for a season-high 390 yards and running back Joique Bell rushed for 91 yards and scored twice for the Lions (8-4), who moved within a half-game of Green Bay for the NFC North lead.

Bothered by an ankle sprain much of the season, Johnson had scored just one touchdown since opening night. He surpassed the 10,000-yard career receiving mark in his 115th career game, setting the NFL record for least games played to hit that milestone. Torry Holt held the previous record at 116 games.

Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery caught two first-quarter touchdown passes from quarterback Jay Cutler for Chicago (5-7), which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Cutler completed 31-of-48 passes for 280 yards.

Led by the Stafford-Johnson connection, the Lions scored 21 consecutive points in the second quarter to take a 24-14 halftime lead.

The Bears grabbed an 11-point lead late in the first quarter after a Stafford turnover. He fumbled inside his own 10 on a strip sack by defensive end Jared Allen, who recovered the ball. Jeffery then scored his second touchdown with a leaping catch from a backpedaling Cutler.

Johnson’s first touchdown was the team’s first in three games. He soared through the air between two defenders to haul in Stafford’s 25-yard strike.

Bell extended the ball just over the goal line on fourth down with 3:18 left in the half to put Detroit on top. The Lions boosted their lead with 24 seconds remaining in the half on Johnson’s 6-yard catch near the left corner of the zone.

Robbie Gould’s 35-yard field goal capped Chicago’s opening drive of the second half and made it 24-17.

Bell’s second 1-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter and Matt Prater’s 40-yard field goal completed the scoring

NOTES: Lions RB Reggie Bush was sidelined for the fifth time in seven games with an ankle injury. Starting LT Riley Reiff and RG Larry Warford and DT Nick Fairley were inactive because of knee injuries. … LB Lance Briggs (groin), DT Jeremiah Ratliff (knee) and WR/KR Chris Williams (hamstring) were among the Bears’ inactives. DE Cornelius Washington (chest) and S Chris Conte (eye) departed during the first half. … C Dominic Raiola became the first Lions player to start 200 career games. … The Lions had not played the Bears on Thanksgiving since Detroit’s 21-7 victory in 1999. … Detroit was playing on the holiday for the 75th time and now has a 35-38-2 record in those games. … Chicago still leads the all-time series 96-68-5.