Ben Johnson arrived in Chicago declaring how much he enjoyed beating Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur twice a year.
And while he will get his chance to pull off that feat on Saturday when the Bears and Packers square off in a wild-card round playoff game, the first order of business is fixing an offense that spent far too many snaps looking lifeless and inefficient in Sunday’s Week 18 loss to the Detroit Lions.
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Of course Colston Loveland earned the best Bears player grade in Week 18.
You saw that performance, right?
Loveland was a pass-catching machine in Week 18. He hauled in 10 of 13 targets, came up with 91 receiving yards, and scored a touchdown that help set up the tying two-point conversion. His efforts came in a loss to the Detroit Lions, but there is no denying that the University of Michigan product was balling out in the regular-season finale.
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The Detroit Lions squeaked by the Chicago Bears, washing a bit of the bad taste out of their mouths after a tumultuous three-game collapse to close the season. Kelvin Sheppard’s defense blanked Chicago through three quarters, while the Lions offense moved the ball reasonably well before repeatedly ramming its head into the brick wall that […]
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It wasn’t the season anyone was hoping for, but the Detroit Lions at least finished the season by handing an NFL North rival a loss. After a 19-16 victory against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Detroit Lions finished the 2025 with a winning record of 9-8. Here’s a final look at some of the […]
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The Detroit Lions showed some pride and grit on Sunday evening, walking off Soldier Field with a well-earned 19-16 victory over the playoff-bound Chicago Bears. It wasn’t the end we were hoping for, but it was a small beacon of light in an otherwise dark season. The game was a reminder of just how good […]
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Sometimes, point spreads don’t always tell the whole story. That is the case with the Green Bay Packers’ upcoming Wild Card playoff game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday night, which will be played at Soldier Field thanks to the Bears winning the NFC North. Sportsbooks often do things differently from one another, and in […]
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The 2025 regular season is officially over for the Chicago Bears after a dreadful loss to the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field, finishing 11-6 on the season. Before we get into this week’s Windy City Honor awards, I think it’s worth noting how pleasantly surprising and exciting this season was. After going 5-12 last season, […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears lose to Lions, finish regular season 11-6 Of course, it had to end this way. In a season full of last-second finishes, the Bears logged one more Sunday at Soldier Field. Chicago Bears’ 2026 opponents are set. Here’s who they will play With the NFL regular season wrapping up Sunday, the […]
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The NFL has announced the schedule for the first round of the playoffs, and just as they’ve done in previous years, Wildcard Weekend will extend to Monday Night Football. Only the two top seeds in each Conference, the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC and the Denver Broncos in the AFC, will receive a first-round bye. […]
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The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will be facing off in the wild-card round for the NFL’s Saturday night game. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, similar to the league’s Thursday Night Football slate. Those in the Packers market will be able to get the game on NBC 26 (Green Bay) or […]
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If you thought Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker was battling through injuries this year, buddy, you don’t know the half of it. After the Lions’ final game of the 2025 season—a gritty, last-second win over the Chicago Bears—Decker was going through a lot of emotions in the locker room. Clearly, he was thinking about […]
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If you were a fan of draft position, this was not the outcome for you. If you were a fan of beating the Chicago Bears, grab yourself a seat and celebrate. Despite a disappointing season for the Detroit Lions, they still walked away from their 2025 campaign with a sweep of the Ben Johnson-led Chicago […]
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In a rather meaningless Week 18 game, the Detroit Lions went on the road to play the Chicago Bears. Detroit didn’t care if the game didn’t matter to them, and they played to win. They dominated early on, and despite a late collapse by the defense, the offense saved the day to win the game, […]
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The NFC playoff picture is officially set as the Philadelphia Eagles have clinched the No. 3 seed in the conference.. There was still a chance that Nick Sirianni’s team could earn the No. 2 seed, but they needed to beat the Washington Commanders in Week 18, and also needed the Chicago Bears to lose to […]
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The Detroit Lions walked away from the 2025 season with a win, sending a message to the Chicago Bears that they’ll be back in 2026. The win cost the Lions a few slots in draft position. Here’s where things stand heading into “Sunday Night Football.” The Lions currently have the 17th overall pick in the […]
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The Chicago Bears made a valiant comeback in their game against the Detroit Lions, but for a second week in a row, that comeback attempt fell short. They lost 19 to 16 on a last-second Lions field goal. The loss dropped them to (11-6) on the season, but by virtue of the Washington Commanders’ 24 […]
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The Philadelphia Eagles entered Week 18 needing two results to move up to the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture and host a struggling No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers team that’s finished the regular season on a five-game losing streak. The Lions did their part. They beat Chicago on a game-winning field […]
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Caleb Williams and the offense, flat and plagued by drops for most of the day, did what they do every week—give the Chicago Bears a chance to win a football game. Williams and the offense erased a 16-point deficit on back-to-back fourth-quarter drives, but the Lions had the last laugh today with a game-winning Jake Bates field goal, splitting the uprights as time expired.
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The Green Bay Packers went 1-1 against the Chicago Bears in the regular season, despite the fact that the Bears never held a lead over the team during regulation of either game. Conservatively, a million things had to go wrong in Chicago for the Packers to lose that game in overtime after holding a 13-3 […]
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Holy cow, the Chicago Bears tight ends just did a number on the Detroit Lions.
Rookie tight end Colston Loveland just scored a 1-yard touchdown, which was followed by a two-point conversion snag by Cole Kmet. These were amazing catches:
. @colstonlovelan1 is him. 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/XbLCzGBoUo — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 4, 2026
. @ColeKmet hangs on for the two-point conversion 💪 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/1C9A8oBCdA — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January...
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With his 25-yard touchdown pass to Jahdae Walker against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Chicago Bears’ second-year quarterback Caleb Williams has broken the franchise’s single-season passing yards record previously set by Erik Kramer’s 3,838 in 1995. Heading into Week 18, Williams already held the Bears’ single-season records for fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives. Before Sunday, he ranked third […]
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For the first three quarters of the Detroit Lions’ season finale against the Chicago Bears, we all had just one question: Where has this team been? Detroit was dominant on both sides of the ball. shutting out the Bears offense through 45 minutes and racking up a 16-0 lead after some failed red zone attempts. […]
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NFL WEEK 18: CHICAGO BEARS VS. DETROIT LIONS — The regular-season finale is finally here. Chicago’s football team is playing to nail down the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs. Meanwhile, these players and coaches have something to play for in Week 18:
Caleb Williams, quarterback — QB1 can become the team’s single-season passing yardage leader (Erik Kramer, 3,838 yards in 1995) and the franchise’s first 4,000-yard passer with a 270-yard performance through the air.
D’Andre Swift, runn...
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The Chicago Bears (11-5) are back home at Soldier Field to take on the Detroit Lions (8-8), and each team has just announced their inactive players list for the game. CHICAGO BEARS INACTIVES QB – Case Keenum (3rd QB) DE – Joe Tryon-Shoyinka WR – Rome Odunze CB – Nick McCloud OL – Ozzy Trapillo […]
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The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 18 matchup. While the Lions took care of the majority of their inactives when they ruled out their injured players on Friday, there were a few more moves that needed to be made. If you missed any of the team’s […]
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