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Wk 12 · 2026

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions — Thu, Nov 26

Thu, Nov 26 · Ford Field, Detroit, MI · CBS

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
Chicago Bears
NFC North · 3-2
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1:00pET
DET -2.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CHI by 0.0
Detroit Lions
NFC North · 3-2

What is at stake

An NFC North game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC North finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Bears: +3.3#9
Efficiency margin
Lions: +1.6#12
Bears: +2.1#9
Offense
Lions: +4.7#2
Bears: +1.2#9
Defense
Lions: -3.1#29
Bears: 25.9
Points / game
Lions: 28.3
Bears: 24.4
Points allowed / game
Lions: 24.3
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Bears form

L 7-31at GBW 23-12vs NYJW 27-7vs PHIL 3-9vs MINW 59-37at CAR
2026 season

Lions form

W 45-21at ARIL 26-32at CARW 31-24vs NYJL 31-41at BUFW 31-30vs NO
2026 season

Bears this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Lions this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread1-3-1 · 25% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

OpponentBearsLions
Panthers
NFC
at W 59-37 previewat L 26-32 preview
Vikings
NFC
vs L 3-9 previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Jets
AFC
vs W 23-12 previewvs W 31-24 preview
Packers
NFC
at L 7-31 previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Falcons
NFC
at Wk 6 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Patriots
AFC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewN Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Buccaneers
NFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Saints
NFC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs W 31-30 preview
Dolphins
AFC
at Wk 14 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Bills
AFC
at Wk 15 · scheduled previewat L 31-41 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, the series is level at 20–20 · Lions has won the last 4
40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 0.6 points toward Bears
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252026-01-04Lions 19 — 16 Bearsat CHILions
20252025-09-14Bears 21 — 52 Lionsat DETLions
20242024-12-22Lions 34 — 17 Bearsat CHILions
20242024-11-28Bears 20 — 23 Lionsat DETLions
20232023-12-10Lions 13 — 28 Bearsat CHIBears
20232023-11-19Bears 26 — 31 Lionsat DETLions
20222023-01-01Bears 10 — 41 Lionsat DETLions
20222022-11-13Lions 31 — 30 Bearsat CHILions
20212021-11-25Bears 16 — 14 Lionsat DETBears
20212021-10-03Lions 14 — 24 Bearsat CHIBears
20202020-12-06Lions 34 — 30 Bearsat CHILions
20202020-09-13Bears 27 — 23 Lionsat DETBears
20192019-11-28Bears 24 — 20 Lionsat DETBears
20192019-11-10Lions 13 — 20 Bearsat CHIBears
20182018-11-22Bears 23 — 16 Lionsat DETBears
20182018-11-11Lions 22 — 34 Bearsat CHIBears
20172017-12-16Bears 10 — 20 Lionsat DETLions
20172017-11-19Lions 27 — 24 Bearsat CHILions
20162016-12-11Bears 17 — 20 Lionsat DETLions
20162016-10-02Lions 14 — 17 Bearsat CHIBears
20152016-01-03Lions 24 — 20 Bearsat CHILions
20152015-10-18Bears 34 — 37 Lionsat DETLions
20142014-12-21Lions 20 — 14 Bearsat CHILions
20142014-11-27Bears 17 — 34 Lionsat DETLions
20132013-11-10Lions 21 — 19 Bearsat CHILions
20132013-09-29Bears 32 — 40 Lionsat DETLions
20122012-12-30Bears 26 — 24 Lionsat DETBears
20122012-10-22Lions 7 — 13 Bearsat CHIBears
20112011-11-13Lions 13 — 37 Bearsat CHIBears
20112011-10-10Bears 13 — 24 Lionsat DETLions
20102010-12-05Bears 24 — 20 Lionsat DETBears
20102010-09-12Lions 14 — 19 Bearsat CHIBears
20092010-01-03Bears 37 — 23 Lionsat DETBears
20092009-10-04Lions 24 — 48 Bearsat CHIBears
20082008-11-02Lions 23 — 27 Bearsat CHIBears
20082008-10-05Bears 34 — 7 Lionsat DETBears
20072007-10-28Lions 16 — 7 Bearsat CHILions
20072007-09-30Bears 27 — 37 Lionsat DETLions
20062006-12-24Bears 26 — 21 Lionsat DETBears
20062006-09-17Lions 7 — 34 Bearsat CHIBears

Bears leaders 2026 regular season

PassingCaleb Williams QB #1836/55, 407 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Tyson Bagent QB #1730/43, 322 YDS, 1 INT
RushingKyle Monangai RB #2560 CAR, 324 YDS, 3 TD
D'Andre Swift RB #469 CAR, 311 YDS, 3 TD
Caleb Williams QB #1815 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingRome Odunze WR #1514 REC, 233 YDS
Kalif Raymond WR #1421 REC, 220 YDS, 1 TD
Luther Burden III WR #1019 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD
Colston Loveland TE #8411 REC, 91 YDS
Defense
TacklesDillon Thieneman S #3130
Devin Bush LB #1219
Tyrique Stevenson CB #2918
SacksDayo Odeyingbo DE #553
Montez Sweat DE #982
Austin Booker DE #942
InterceptionsT.J. Edwards LB #531
Malik Muhammad CB #241
Dillon Thieneman S #311
full roster and per-player history

Lions leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJared Goff QB #16109/161, 1214 YDS, 9 TD
RushingJahmyr Gibbs RB #080 CAR, 353 YDS, 5 TD
Sione Vaki RB #339 CAR, 40 YDS
Jared Goff QB #169 CAR, 15 YDS
ReceivingAmon-Ra St. Brown WR #1431 REC, 303 YDS, 5 TD
Jameson Williams WR #116 REC, 229 YDS
Sam LaPorta TE #8722 REC, 228 YDS, 2 TD
Jahmyr Gibbs RB #022 REC, 187 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesJack Campbell LB #4633
D.J. Reed CB #430
Chuck Clark S #3628
SacksAidan Hutchinson DE #973.5
DJ Wonnum LB #983
Alim McNeill DT #543
InterceptionsChuck Clark S #361
Derrick Barnes LB #551
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.