NFL · 2026

Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct vSun 10 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Chicago Bears2nd NFC North - .750 pct

Match resultMinnesota 63%Tie <1%Chicago 37%

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 17% 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 29 points in the Division race.

Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Chicago Bears
Playoffs59%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds9%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds8%
Minnesota winDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%84%▲ +29Chicago Bears22%12%▼ -10
TieDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%72%▲ +17Chicago Bears22%22%±0
Chicago winDivisionMinnesota Vikings55%55%±0Chicago Bears22%40%▲ +18

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