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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bears/onsi as Pro Football Focus lists a clear 2026 New Year’s resolution for the Chicago Bears. The Chicago Bears have had quite the 2025 calendar year. It started with the hiring of Ben Johnson as head coach, and continued into a regular season that's shocked the NFL.
The Bears' 2026 opponents have been set. Here's who they'll face next season: Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets New England Patriots New Orleans Saints
Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired, Jared Goff led five scoring drives and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The San Francisco 49ers will look to move one step closer to earning the NFC West title and top seed in the conference when they take on the Chicago Bears on 'Sunday Night Football.' Chicago is coming off a 22-16 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers on Dec.
The Bears and 49ers proved Sunday night that they have the offensive horsepower to go that deep in the postseason, engaging in a duel at Levi’s Stadium that featured 936 total yards, 58 first downs and 10 offensive touchdowns.
San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears picks, predictions, odds, win probabilities for NFL Week 17 Sunday Night Football game on Dec. 28. Who will win?
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model entered Week 17 on a 53-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.
Cornerback Nahshon Wright, who broke out this year with five interceptions (tied for second in the NFL behind teammate Kevin Byard’s seven), made PFF’s 2025 list of highest-graded plays with his very first swipe of the year: a pick-six on Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the Bears’ Week 1 loss.