NFL · 2026

Detroit Lions3rd NFC North - .500 pct vThu 26 Nov, 1:00 PM EST Chicago Bears2nd NFC North - .750 pct

Match resultDetroit 50%Tie <1%Chicago 50%

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 11% 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 21 points in the Playoffs race.

Detroit Lions
Playoffs39%
Division13%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Chicago Bears
Playoffs59%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds9%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds8%
Detroit winPlayoffsDetroit Lions39%41%▲ +2Chicago Bears59%62%▲ +3
TiePlayoffsDetroit Lions39%32%▼ -7Chicago Bears59%66%▲ +7
Chicago winPlayoffsDetroit Lions39%20%▼ -19Chicago Bears59%82%▲ +23

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify