Wk 17 · 2026
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears — Sun, Jan 3
Sun, Jan 3 ·
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
· Fox
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 79 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC North · 3-2
at
4:25pET
CHI -1.5 · total 49.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CHI by 3.4
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
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.
Lions form
W 45-21at ARIL 26-32at CARW 31-24vs NYJL 31-41at BUFW 31-30vs NO
2026 season
Bears form
L 7-31at GBW 23-12vs NYJW 27-7vs PHIL 3-9vs MINW 59-37at CAR
2026 season
Lions this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread1-3-1 · 25% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Bears this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (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
| Opponent | Lions | Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Saints NFC | vs W 31-30 preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Bills AFC | at L 31-41 preview | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Jets AFC | vs W 31-24 preview | vs W 23-12 preview |
| Panthers NFC | at L 26-32 preview | at W 59-37 preview |
| Packers NFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at L 7-31 preview |
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs L 3-9 preview |
| Dolphins AFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Patriots AFC | N Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · 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 |
Lions leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jared Goff QB #16 | 109/161, 1214 YDS, 9 TD |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 80 CAR, 353 YDS, 5 TD |
| Sione Vaki RB #33 | 9 CAR, 40 YDS | |
| Jared Goff QB #16 | 9 CAR, 15 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amon-Ra St. Brown WR #14 | 31 REC, 303 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jameson Williams WR #1 | 16 REC, 229 YDS | |
| Sam LaPorta TE #87 | 22 REC, 228 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 22 REC, 187 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Campbell LB #46 | 33 |
| D.J. Reed CB #4 | 30 | |
| Chuck Clark S #36 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hutchinson DE #97 | 3.5 |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Alim McNeill DT #54 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Chuck Clark S #36 | 1 |
| Derrick Barnes LB #55 | 1 |
Bears leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Caleb Williams QB #18 | 36/55, 407 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Tyson Bagent QB #17 | 30/43, 322 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Kyle Monangai RB #25 | 60 CAR, 324 YDS, 3 TD |
| D'Andre Swift RB #4 | 69 CAR, 311 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Caleb Williams QB #18 | 15 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Rome Odunze WR #15 | 14 REC, 233 YDS |
| Kalif Raymond WR #14 | 21 REC, 220 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Luther Burden III WR #10 | 19 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Colston Loveland TE #84 | 11 REC, 91 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Dillon Thieneman S #31 | 30 |
| Devin Bush LB #12 | 19 | |
| Tyrique Stevenson CB #29 | 18 | |
| Sacks | Dayo Odeyingbo DE #55 | 3 |
| Montez Sweat DE #98 | 2 | |
| Austin Booker DE #94 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | T.J. Edwards LB #53 | 1 |
| Malik Muhammad CB #24 | 1 | |
| Dillon Thieneman S #31 | 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.