NFL · 2026
Chicago BearsNFC North - .000 pct vThu 22 Oct, 8:15 PM EDT New England PatriotsAFC East - .000 pct
Match resultChicago 47%Tie <1%New England 53%
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 9% 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 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Chicago Bears
Playoffs48%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds6%
New England Patriots
Playoffs67%
Division44%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds7%
Byeseason odds11%
Chicago winPlayoffsChicago Bears48%48%±0New England Patriots67%81%▲ +14
TiePlayoffsChicago Bears48%45%▼ -3New England Patriots67%84%▲ +17
New England winPlayoffsChicago Bears48%29%▼ -19New England Patriots67%91%▲ +24
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0New EnglandDivision44%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BuffaloDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MiamiDivision13%0-0-0.000-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-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0New EnglandPlayoffs67%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify