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Brandon Marshall celebrates after hauling in a catch against Detroit on Sunday. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall doesn't like the Detroit Lions. He said so after Sunday's game, and went all-in with the sentiment a day later.

He went so far as to say Detroit's defense was "borderline illegal" and "disgusting" in a 21-19 win against the Bears.

"Borderline illegal," Marshall said while filling in as a host on "The Jay Cutler Show" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. "And I'll say this, man. I'll attach my name to it. When I'm looking at film today, it was kind of disgusting to see their D-line go out of their way to knock our quarterbacks down after every single play. Ya know? The ball was gone. They're pushing him down. They're hitting him below the knee. It was kind of disgusting.

"So it seemed like it was game-planned. But it was borderline. You can't say it was illegal. But it was definitely one of those things where you say, 'Hey, we've got to pay attention to this.'"

Cutler entered the game with an injured groin, and was eventually forced out for Chicago's final series after taking 10 hits from Detroit.

Defensive tackle Nick Fairley was clear after the game that the Lions' game plan was to "keep hitting him, and keep hitting him, and keep hitting him." But Detroit played mostly within the rules as well.

It was not whistled for any late hits to Cutler, though defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh grabbed Cutler's facemask while sacking him. Willie Young also was flagged for roughing backup Josh McCown on a helmet-to-helmet hit, and Fairley was flagged for unnecessary roughness for a hit on McCown.

Detroit (6-3) was proud of its defensive line, which delivered perhaps its most disruptive game of the year and helped clinch a season sweep -- and sole possession of the NFC North lead.

But Marshall apparently doesn't think so highly of Detroit, calling the club Chicago's "little brother."

"That's exactly what it is," Marshall said during the show. "They're the little brother who grew a little bit, may be a little taller than the bigger brother. He's not stronger. He's not better than the big brother at anything. But it's just that one day, he says 'I'm fed up. I'm done. I'm going to punch my brother in the face.'

"It's the little brother (complex). The big brother wants to go out and play with his friends and the little brother is annoying. 'Hey, can I go?'

"No you can't go Detroit Lions," he continued. "Sit back. Sit in your little city. Know what I mean? Fix your financial problems and all of that. You can't come with us right now."

Marshall was terrific against Detroit, hauling in seven passes for a game-high 139 yards and caught both of Chicago's touchdowns. He reiterated that he plans to see Detroit again in the playoffs, and offered a guarantee.

"It's not going to go down like it did the first two games," he said.

Lions safety Glover Quin seemed upset with Marshall's comments about the city of Detroit.