NFL · 2026
Chicago Bears2nd NFC North - .750 pct vSun 22 Nov, 1:00 PM EST New Orleans Saints3rd NFC South - .250 pct
Match resultChicago 74%Tie <1%New Orleans 26%
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 6% 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 18 points in the Playoffs race.
Chicago Bears
Playoffs59%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds9%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds8%
New Orleans Saints
Playoffs21%
Division15%
Chicago winPlayoffsChicago Bears59%79%▲ +20New Orleans Saints21%7%▼ -14
TiePlayoffsChicago Bears59%63%▲ +4New Orleans Saints21%15%▼ -6
New Orleans winPlayoffsChicago Bears59%61%▲ +2New Orleans Saints21%16%▼ -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
1MinnesotaDivision55%4-0-01.000-2ChicagoDivision22%3-1-0.75013DetroitDivision13%2-2-0.5002NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
3ChicagoPlayoffs59%3-1-0.7507CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50014New OrleansPlayoffs21%1-3-0.250