The big picture

Detroit Lions are 7–3 in NFL 2026, averaging 25.9 points for and 22.5 against.

Chicago Bears are 8–3 in NFL 2026, averaging 25.5 points for and 19.3 against.

Form

Detroit Lions have won four of their last five and most recently beat Minnesota Vikings 19–15.

Chicago Bears have won four of their last five and most recently beat Seattle Seahawks 34–17.

Detroit Lions arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Chicago Bears arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 54 times on our records since 1999: Detroit Lions 26, Chicago Bears 28.

Last time out (2025, Week 18), Detroit Lions won 19–16 at Soldier Field.

Detroit Lions have won the last four against Chicago Bears.

Biggest margin between these two: Chicago Bears by 32 points in 2005 (38–6).

Players to watch

For Detroit Lions, watch Jack Campbell (8.1 def total tackles a game in 2026) and D.J. Reed (5.8 def total tackles a game in 2026).

For Chicago Bears, watch Ruben Hyppolite II (7 def total tackles a game in 2026) and Wayne Matthews III (7 def total tackles a game in 2026).

At Ford Field

Detroit Lions have won 14 of their last 21 at Ford Field.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.