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.
NFC North · no games yet
at
1:00pET
DET -2.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential DET by 2.9
NFC North · no games yet
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
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
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
No completed games on record.
Lions form
No completed games on record.
Bears this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lions this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
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
| Opponent | Bears | Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Panthers NFC | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Jets AFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Patriots AFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | N Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Bills AFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled 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 | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-04 | Lions 19 — 16 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2025 | 2025-09-14 | Bears 21 — 52 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2024 | 2024-12-22 | Lions 34 — 17 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2024 | 2024-11-28 | Bears 20 — 23 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2023 | 2023-12-10 | Lions 13 — 28 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2023 | 2023-11-19 | Bears 26 — 31 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2022 | 2023-01-01 | Bears 10 — 41 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2022 | 2022-11-13 | Lions 31 — 30 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2021 | 2021-11-25 | Bears 16 — 14 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2021 | 2021-10-03 | Lions 14 — 24 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2020 | 2020-12-06 | Lions 34 — 30 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2020 | 2020-09-13 | Bears 27 — 23 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2019 | 2019-11-28 | Bears 24 — 20 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2019 | 2019-11-10 | Lions 13 — 20 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2018 | 2018-11-22 | Bears 23 — 16 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2018 | 2018-11-11 | Lions 22 — 34 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2017 | 2017-12-16 | Bears 10 — 20 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2017 | 2017-11-19 | Lions 27 — 24 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2016 | 2016-12-11 | Bears 17 — 20 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2016 | 2016-10-02 | Lions 14 — 17 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2015 | 2016-01-03 | Lions 24 — 20 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2015 | 2015-10-18 | Bears 34 — 37 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2014 | 2014-12-21 | Lions 20 — 14 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2014 | 2014-11-27 | Bears 17 — 34 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2013 | 2013-11-10 | Lions 21 — 19 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2013 | 2013-09-29 | Bears 32 — 40 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2012 | 2012-12-30 | Bears 26 — 24 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2012 | 2012-10-22 | Lions 7 — 13 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2011 | 2011-11-13 | Lions 13 — 37 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2011 | 2011-10-10 | Bears 13 — 24 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2010 | 2010-12-05 | Bears 24 — 20 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2010 | 2010-09-12 | Lions 14 — 19 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2009 | 2010-01-03 | Bears 37 — 23 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2009 | 2009-10-04 | Lions 24 — 48 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2008 | 2008-11-02 | Lions 23 — 27 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2008 | 2008-10-05 | Bears 34 — 7 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2007 | 2007-10-28 | Lions 16 — 7 Bears | at CHI | Lions |
| 2007 | 2007-09-30 | Bears 27 — 37 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2006 | 2006-12-24 | Bears 26 — 21 Lions | at DET | Bears |
| 2006 | 2006-09-17 | Lions 7 — 34 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
Bears leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Caleb Williams QB #18 | 330/568, 3942 YDS, 27 TD, 7 INT |
| Tyson Bagent QB #17 | 3/4, 47 YDS | |
| Rushing | D'Andre Swift RB #4 | 223 CAR, 1087 YDS, 9 TD |
| Kyle Monangai RB #25 | 169 CAR, 783 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Caleb Williams QB #18 | 77 CAR, 388 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Colston Loveland TE #84 | 58 REC, 713 YDS, 6 TD |
| DJ Moore WR #2 | 50 REC, 682 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Rome Odunze WR #15 | 44 REC, 661 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Luther Burden III WR #10 | 47 REC, 652 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 112 |
| Kevin Byard S #31 | 93 | |
| Jaquan Brisker S #3 | 93 | |
| Sacks | Montez Sweat DE #98 | 10 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr. DT #99 | 6 | |
| Austin Booker DE #94 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kevin Byard S #31 | 7 |
| Nahshon Wright CB #26 | 5 | |
| Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 4 |
Lions leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jared Goff QB #16 | 393/578, 4564 YDS, 34 TD, 8 INT |
| David Montgomery RB #32 | 1/2, 3 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 243 CAR, 1223 YDS, 13 TD |
| David Montgomery RB #32 | 158 CAR, 716 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Jared Goff QB #16 | 19 CAR, 45 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amon-Ra St. Brown WR #14 | 117 REC, 1401 YDS, 11 TD |
| Jameson Williams WR #1 | 65 REC, 1117 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 77 REC, 616 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Sam LaPorta TE #87 | 40 REC, 489 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Campbell LB #46 | 176 |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 95 | |
| Derrick Barnes LB #55 | 78 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hutchinson DE #97 | 14.5 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad LB #97 | 11 | |
| Jack Campbell LB #46 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Kerby Joseph S #31 | 3 |
| D.J. Reed CB #4 | 2 | |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 1 |
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.