The Chicago Bears (11-5) will host the Detroit Lions (8-8) in their Week 18 regular-season finale, where Chicago can exact revenge against Detroit for their Week 2 blowout loss and earn the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

Kickoff from Soldier Field is set for 4:25 p.m. ET. The Bears are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Lions vs. Bears odds at DraftKings, and the total is 51.5. Before making any Bears vs. Lions picks of your own, make sure to look at the top NFL picks from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times.

The Chicago Bears have learned the date and time of their wild-card playoff game versus the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.

The Lions (9-8, fourth in NFC North) beat the Chicago Bears (11-6, first in NFC North) 19-16 on a walk-off 42-yard field goal from kicker Jake Bates on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Bates hit four field goals on the day, including the final one that put the Lions above .500 for the season.

In retrospect, the victory against the Raiders was better than a blowout. It provided a template for an identity that would carry the Bears to their first NFC North title since 2018.

The Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round of the playoffs after they missed out on the No. 2 seed in the NFC Sunday. From Philly’s chances against the Niners to their odds of repeating as Super Bowl champs,

The 2026 NFL playoffs are here as six matchups are set to unfold over the course of Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The latest Wild Card Weekend NFL odds from DraftKings Sportsbook lists the Rams at -10.