The NFC playoff race is heating up with three weeks to go, as the seven-team field is starting to materialize. The San Francisco 49ers are right in the middle of it as the No. 6 seed at 10-4. Not only are they still in contention for the NFC West title, being a game back of […]
From Niners Nation
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It’s that time of the year. Teams are trying to punch in their cards for the postseason. As of now, only two teams are promised a spot in the playoffs: the NFC’s Los Angeles Rams (11-3) and the AFC’s Denver Broncos (12-2). Nine other teams have the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot in Week […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers flip-flopped in the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds this week and have a crucial matchup on deck on Saturday at Soldier Field. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams have a huge road matchup against the Seattle Seahawks to open Week 16 on Thursday Night Football.
That, and more, in this week’s NFL playoff picture check-in.
NFL Playoff Picture
AFC Playoff Picture: Broncos Clinch Berth, AFC South Getting Tight
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Chicago Bears injury report will be worth keeping tabs on this week. Not only are we on high alert since it is Packers Week, it is worth highlighting that there are a handful of Bears injury updates that we will monitor obsessively because they are potential game-changers. For good measure, that we’re adding to the mix that it is a short week with these two teams playing on Saturday complicates matters a bit.
Bears injury updates ahead of Week 16 game vs. Packers
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Every week, we use this space to look at the Green Bay Packers’ passing game from the previous week, so let’s get to it. It was a tale of two halves for Jordan Love. He looked unstoppable in the 1st half, going 17/22 (77.3%) for 215 yards (9.8 YPA) and 1 TD (122.4 QB Rating). […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The Packers are down, but not out. Yes, the road ahead got a lot harder this week, but there’s still some reason for hope as the Packers come down the home stretch. For better or for worse, they largely control their own destiny. As long as they keep winning, they’ll more than likely end up […]
From Acme Packing Company
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1) I don’t care how tired people were of the Kansas City Chiefs’ dynasty or the Green Bay Packers being a thorn in the Chicago Bears’ side. No one wants to see Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons, two of the best players in the game, tear their ACLs on the same day. It’s terrible for […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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Things are about to get crazy to finish the 2025 NFL season. With just three games remaining, we have teams like the Lions fighting with everything they’ve got to get into the playoffs. Let’s look at the odds for the Lions, Ravens, and more to reach the postseason.
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Odds to Make NFL Playoffs
Teams like the Chargers (10-4), Bears (10-4), and Packers (9-4-1) are in good positions to reach the postseason, while others have more of an uphill...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Jets are moving on from one of their biggest mistakes in recent memory. Wide receiver Allen Lazard is being released at his request per Jordan Schultz. The Jets signed Lazard as a free agent in 2023 from the Packers in an attempt to build up a collection of Aaron Rodgers’ favorite targets as the […]
From Gang Green Nation
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With the recent injuries to the Green Bay Packers, I noticed a lot of you have already started talking about the 2026 season. With that in mind, let’s take a deeper dive into what the 2026 roster looks like right now. Between players under contract (excluding the expected cap casualty of Elgton Jenkins and exclusive […]
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We’re all in various stages of grief right now over the loss of pass rusher Micah Parsons, so I want to open up debate about what the rest of the season looks like for you. I’ve accepted that the Green Bay Packers’ 2025 season hasn’t gone as planned. With tight end Tucker Kraft, center Elgton […]
From Acme Packing Company
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears in prime position for playoff berth, but it’s delicate heading into final 3 games – Chicago Sun-Times The Bears are 10-4 and close against the Packers (9-4-1), 49ers (10-4) and Lions (8-6). Ben Johnson: Bears have to protect Rome Odunze from himself in injury rehab – Chicago Sun-Times The […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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I hope Packers fans enjoyed their week in first place, because it’s over after the Bears beat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday and the Packers lost to the Denver Broncos at Mile High, putting Chicago back on top in the NFC North with three games to play this season.
Dec 14, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat (98) and Chicago Bears defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. (99) celebrate after a sack of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) during the...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Week 15 resulted in another ugly loss for the Las Vegas Raiders, as they fell 31-0 to the Philadelphia Eagles. But let’s check in on a few old friends and see how Sunday treated Josh Jacobs, Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers. Josh Jacobs This was a thrilling, back-and-forth game that came down to the wire. […]
From Silver And Black Pride
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A 10-win season is nice, but the Chicago Bears have bigger fish to fry.
With just three games left, the Bears are on the cusp of making the playoffs for the first time since 2020. What needs to happen for them to clinch a playoff spot as soon as this week? Well, it is actually quite simple:
The Bears can clinch their spot in the postseason in Week 16 if they beat the Packers and the Lions lose to the Steelers. — Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) December 15, 2025
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Zach Tom, Christian Watson, and Evan Williams are three of the Green Bay Packers’ most important players. All three of them left Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos with injuries, and none returned to the game. Then, late in the third quarter, Micah Parsons crumpled to the turf with an apparent ACL tear in his […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The night-and-day difference in waking up on a Bears Victory Monday and a Monday that isn’t followed by a Bears win is jarring. I care not that the thorough victory came at the expense of the Browns. The Packers didn’t beat the Browns this year, so I don’t want to hear a peep from any cheesedoodles about “oh, it was just the Browns.” Cram it, nerds. I have no time for your nonsense. The Bears beat a bad Browns team in a way that good teams are supposed to beat bad ones.
I spent the week...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Sunday was another wild day, and we have just one game left in week 15 of the NFL season. What is the playoff picture looking like heading into tonight’s matchup between the Steelers and the Dolphins? Let’s take a look as the NFL season is hitting the final few games. The Kansas City Chiefs are out, the Broncos are on top, and there are some huge games left on the schedule.
AFC Playoff Picture
In the AFC, the Broncos are on top after an impressive win over the Packers. The Patriots h...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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I’ve been following the Packers closely for about 30 years. In those three decades, I’ve received the same lesson again and again and again: football will hurt you if you let it, and it’s best to just let things wash over and through you than to get too invested in something outside of your control. […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Whatever you thought the Green Bay Packers could, should, or would accomplish over the rest of the 2025 season is probably now off the table. Wipe the slate clean. Spend the next three weeks (or more, if we’re fortunate) free from emotion and disappointment. Because without Micah Parsons, it sure feels like the Packers are […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Week 15 was impactful on the injury front in the NFL. We also found out a lot about each NFC playoff team. The high-flying offenses didn’t disappoint, while the teams that lean on their defenses took a step back. The fourth and ninth-seeded teams swapped places, as did the second and seventh-seeded teams. Here’s a […]
From Niners Nation
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It was a cursed day for Green Bay Packers fans on Sunday. Their team lost and their star player tore his ACL, it would appear. Micah Parsons is done for the season and the team lost their spot atop the division. green Bay is in the wild card race, sure, but their run to a […]
From Acme Packing Company
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The biggest shakeup in the AFC on Sunday was not about which teams will be making the postseason, but about one specific team that won’t. Thanks to the Chargers and their 16-13 win over the Chiefs, Kansas City has been eliminated from postseason contention. The Broncos played the Packers in the late afternoon window, chalking […]
From Bolts From The Blue
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There are some early Week 16 odds available from our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook, and they have the Chicago Bears as a 2.5-point underdog over the Green Bay Packers for their big divisional showdown on Saturday night, December 20, at Soldier Field. FanDuel has the point total over/under at 46.5, with the moneyline for the […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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It was an absolutely brutal day in Denver for the Green Bay Packers, who are now the 7th seed in the NFC playoff race after a 34-26 loss to the Broncos. The game was a great one, until it wasn’t. The Packers now look to be at risk of missing the playoffs altogether, after what […]
From Acme Packing Company
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