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Bears playoff picture: Updated seeding scenarios for Chicago in 2026 NFL bracket
The Chicago Bears have won their first NFC North division title in seven seasons and are already well-positioned to make a deep run in a wide-open conference playoff race ahead of Super Bowl 60.Though the Bears lost their Week 18 contest to the Detroit Lions,
Simone Biles earns a gold medal in gameday outfits for the 2025–26 NFL regular season. The stunning gymnast was on hand Sunday for husband Jonathan Owens’ Chicago Bears Week 18 matchup against Jared Goff’s Detroit Lions.
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Chicago Bears among NFL teams to clinch playoff berth in stunning first-year coaching turnaround
One year ago, the Chicago Bears were fighting for draft positioning. Now they've clinched a playoff spot in the first year of a new coaching regime.
The Seattle Seahawks, quarterbacked by a player with zero career playoff wins, are the Super Bowl favorites at +360 -- the longest odds by the favorite entering the postseason since 2021. One could argue for just about any team in the AFC. It is wide, wide open.
Here are the Bears' opponents in the 2026 season. New Orleans Saints New England Patriots New York Jets Jacksonville Jaguars Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers What we don't know is when the Bears will play these teams. That will come to light when the NFL has its schedule release show later this year after the 2026 NFL Draft.
The NFL has announced its punishment for the San Francisco 49ers player who fouled Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland in Week 17.