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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz scoffed at the notion former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Israel Idonije tipped off defensive line calls to his new team, the Lions on Sunday.

The Lions allowed only one sack and rushed for 159 yards in their 40-32 win over Chicago.

“Yeah, I really think that’s ridiculous,” Schwartz said. “I think it takes away from the players on the field. We rushed for a lot of yards because we blocked them and Reggie Bush broke tackles and things like that.

“To say Reggie Bush is eight yards behind the quarterback and that he can hear what I line call is, you know, I think that’s ridiculous.”

Idonije played the past nine seasons for the Bears before coming to Detroit in the offseason. Chicago changed coaching staffs after last season, replacing Lovie Smith with Marc Trestman.

“I think they had a good game plan for us in the run game. They have Israel Idonije over there, who was a long time player for us, and who also happens to really know our defense,” Chicago safety Chris Conte said Sunday. “So they really had a great scheme going. But we just have to have a better effort individually. That’s all there is to it.”

At least one Bears player told ESPN.com’s Michael C. Wright that Detroit broke a lot of its biggest runs when the Bears called a “power” stunt, switching their routes to try and mess with the offensive line.

On 97.1 The Ticket on Monday evening, Idonije addressed the Bears' claims.

"I have two thoughts. First, it just says a lot about the preparation and execution of our offense to go out there and just to be able to deliver and dominate that defense the way they did such that they thought, 'They're getting some sort of inside information because they're executing so efficiently,'" Idonije said according to MLive. "Secondly, I'm a Detroit Lion, so there is no such thing as insider information. This is my team; this is my family."

Detroit and Chicago play again at Soldier Field on Nov. 10.

DETROIT -- Darius Slay turned around and couldn’t believe what he thought he might be seeing.

In the second quarter, the Detroit Lions cornerback was defending Chicago tight end Martellus Bennett in the end zone when he felt something hit his leg and it wasn’t a player.

“I’m looking at it like, ‘Did somebody just throw a bottle at me,’ “ Slay said. “I looked back like, ‘What’s going on?’ But I felt it. I looked, like I’m looking around.”

What was actually thrown from the stands in Ford Field is up for debate. Slay said it was a bottle. Bennett said he thought it was either a "spray can” or “air horn” tossed from the crowd.

Bennett saw it coming, too.

“It was like one of those (air) horns or something,” Bennett said. “I saw it coming and the DB saw it, too. He was like, ‘What the [expletive]?’ “

This is a particularly tense issue in Detroit, where a drink thrown from the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004 ignited a brawl between the rival Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and fans.

This was another rivalry game in a different sport, but there was no brawl this time -- just a couple of confused and annoyed players.

“I was just kind of mad,” Slay said. “Because it was, ‘Who just threw a bottle at me?’ “

NFL Nation Bears reporter Michael C. Wright contributed to this report.

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- When the Chicago Bears drafted Kyle Long in April, part of the reason was to look to the east, to a rival.

To Detroit.

Part of Long’s job Sunday will be the reason why he was drafted -- to try and block Ndamukong Suh.

“We’ll see how well he is prepared to block me when we play on Sunday,” Suh said. “That’s their opinion. That’s their choice. That’s their draft.

“It’s not anything of my concern. I just look forward to digest whoever I have in front of me.”

Suh has three career sacks and 13 tackles against Chicago, but as it is with a lot of his opponents, what he does is more about disruptions and pressure on opposing quarterbacks and offensive lines.

He is a strong enough player that teams have to pay attention to him even if the numbers he puts up aren’t gaudy.

“It’s always nice to be noticed, but to me it’s not necessarily a compliment,” Suh said. “It’s just, it is something that they felt they needed to do and they did it, and I look forward to the challenge.”

There is little question, though, that Chicago will keep an eye on Suh.

"I've been doing some early preparations," Long said on "Football Night in Chicago" on ESPN 1000. "I've been trying to sharpen my mental sword I guess you could say. I've been just trying to pick up some tendencies that I can use against their defense, hopefully.

"Suh is just relentless. He is a relentless football player. He is somebody that is just going to always keep coming and give you his best. He's got that kind of presence where you're like, ‘I can't take a play off.' If you do, he will expose you. What people can't see through all the time with all the media scrutiny is truly how great of a player Suh is and how great of a player (Nick) Fairley is and the devastation those two guys can impose on an offense."

Bears coach Marc Trestman also respects the Lions' tandem.

“(Suh is) one of the best in the business at what he does,” Trestman said. “Both tackles, Fairley too, they’re both powerful guys and they penetrate and they do all the things you’re looking for in defensive linemen.”