NFL · 2026
Carolina PanthersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Chicago BearsNFC North - .000 pct
Match resultCarolina 41%Tie <1%Chicago 59%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 7% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 16 points in the Playoffs race.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs32%
Division21%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Chicago Bears
Playoffs48%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds6%
Carolina winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%21%▼ -11Chicago Bears48%27%▼ -21
TiePlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%16%▼ -16Chicago Bears48%38%▼ -10
Chicago winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%9%▼ -23Chicago Bears48%43%▼ -5
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CarolinaDivision21%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify