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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Sunday’s 2025 Detroit Lions season finale is likely to be one of the least-watched games in the local Detroit market in several years. In the midst of a three-game skid, the Lions are not just tough to watch right now, they’re also essentially irrelevant—out of the playoff race and with nothing to play for but […]
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Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on information gathered throughout the week. In Week 18, the Detroit Lions (8-8) will take on the Chicago Bears (11-5) to close out the regular season. To help you prepare for this matchup, we have […]
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The 2025 Detroit Lions season isn’t quite what anybody expected. After suffering a monstrous amount of injuries in 2024 and still winning the NFC North and finishing as the top seed in the conference, expectations were high in 2025. Multiple players would return from those injuries, as well as new additions via the draft and […]
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Under Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have made a habit of playing meaningful games in Week 18. This time, however, the stakes are far less inspiring. Detroit enters the season finale with only marginal incentives remaining: the possibility of a more favorable fourth-place schedule in 2026, slight draft positioning improvements, and additional snaps for a […]
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Closing time. The Detroit Lions’ 2025 season comes to a close on Sunday afternoon, as they end their tough season on Soldier Field with a bout against the NFC North champion Chicago Bears. It’s a rough way to end the season, but any Lions football is better than no Lions football. So if you’re looking […]
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Hello, Chicago Bears fans! Well, after the thrilling game against the Niners that, unfortunately, ended in disappointment, the 1st overall seed and bye in the first round of the NFL playoffs is off the table for the Beloved. However, there is still something to play for, as a win against the Detroit Lions (or an […]
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Oddsmakers expect the Detroit Lions (8-8) to put up a fight in their attempt to halt their three-game losing streak, as they are just 3-point underdogs in a matchup with the Chicago Bears (11-5) on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Soldier Field. This matchup has an over/under of 50.5 points.
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It’s not the season anyone had hoped for, but it’s finally coming to an end this Sunday. The 8-8 Detroit Lions take on an NFC North rival, hoping to hand the Chicago Bears one last loss as they head to the playoffs, while the Lions hope to finish with a winning season. At Pride of […]
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Sleeping in was a great idea until I remembered what errands I had to run today. Whoopsiedoodle. First up on the Saturday to-do list: This set of BN Bears Bullets.
The final injury reports ahead of the Week 18 clash between the Bears and Lions are out. On the Detroit side of things, the Lions will be without some notable key players — including star offensive tackle Penei Sewell. As for Chicago, the Bears received some relatively encouraging news about Rome Odunze. The second-year wide ...
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And just like that, the regular season is coming to its conclusion. But there’s plenty left to sort out before we get to the NFL’s postseason. As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will […]
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The Detroit Lions’ 2025 season was a disappointment in so many ways. But none more humiliating than the fact that Madden—an extremely flawed video game—was better at predicting Lions outcomes than I was. And it wasn’t particularly close. Our weekly Madden simulations, where we live-stream a game of computer vs. computer Madden game, actually went […]
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The only thing that practically matters for the Detroit Lions is draft order and their 2026 schedule. And while the best way to improve those things is a Lions loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, I wouldn’t blame you if you’re incapable of rooting for that. If that’s too much for your taste, I’ve […]
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These two franchises have been playing each other since 1930; only back then, it was the Chicago Bears vs the Portsmouth Spartans. The Bears lost that first matchup, and they’ve lost the last three against the Detroit Lions, but Chicago holds a (105-81-5) all-time record in the series. For Week 18, there’s not quite as […]
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The Dallas Cowboys are the exception. Unfortunately for all of us in this context being the exception is not good. The Cowboys, who were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs several days before Christmas for the second year in a row, have had moments of extreme success this season, but they have also had some that […]
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Finishing off the regular season with the division rival Detroit Lions is a testament to how much an NFL season changes from the beginning to end. It’s a demonstration of how teams evolve, get better, or alternatively, get worse, get injured or suffer from bad luck. Think back to when these two teams met in […]
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The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) have declared their injury designations ahead of their Week 18 matchup to close out the 2025-26 regular season. While the Bears are getting healthier, the Lions were forced to shut down four of their starters for this game. Let’s take a look at the latest injury report […]
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Every year, there is change within NFL teams. There’s a fair amount of roster turnover year-to-year, and coaching staffs are usually tweaked here and there. But during Dan Campbell’s final press conference of the 2025 season, the Detroit Lions coach seemed to put an extra emphasis that, after a failed season, they are not going […]
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While the Detroit Lions’ season ended on Christmas last week, there was one silver lining: my bold prediction was correct. That makes it two times my bold prediction has come true this season, not the record I wanted to have. In the 2025 season finale, the Lions travel and take on the Chicago Bears in […]
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For the first time in four years, I’m previewing a Detroit Lions game that I know is “meaningless.” It’s been a good run for On Paper and the Lions, but it’s hard to put a ton of effort into this Week 18 preview against the Chicago Bears when the stakes are nearly zero, and the […]
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Recap of the game.
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The Detroit Lions will likely enter the 2026 offseason looking for solutions for an offensive line that took a significant step back this season. If you’re hoping retired All-Pro center Frank Ragnow is one of those solutions, Lions quarterback Jared Goff has got some bad news for you. Talking with 97.1 The Ticket on Tuesday […]
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The Detroit Lions (8-8) are officially eliminated from the 2026 playoffs, following a Week 17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. With the postseason out of reach, the Lions are unsurprisingly ranked below the 14 teams expected to compete beyond the regular season. While the Lions still land in the teens across all power rankers, being […]
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