Chicago Bears
04 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT+10
Larry Mayer
The Bears fell to the Lions 19-16 in Sunday's regular-season finale at Soldier Field, but the NFC North champions secured the No. 2 seed with Washington's 24-17 win in Philadelphia.
As a result, the Bears (11-6) will host the seventh-seeded Packers (9-7-1) in the wild card round of the playoffs next weekend in Chicago. The day and time of the game likely will be announced later tonight.
The longtime rivals met twice in a 13-day span last month, with the Packers winning 28-21 Dec. 7 in Green Bay and the Bears rallying for a 22-16 overtime victory Dec. 20 in Chicago.
The Seahawks clinched the NFC West crown and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 13-3 win over the 49ers Saturday night in San Francisco.
With the Falcons' 19-17 win over the Saints Sunday, the Panthers (8-9) won the NFC South and secured the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. A New Orleans win would have given the Buccaneers (8-9) the division crown.
NFC playoff seeds
Division leaders
1. Seahawks 14-3
2. BEARS 11-6
3. Eagles 11-6
4. Panthers 8-9
Wild cards
5. Rams 12-5
6. 49ers 12-5
7. Packers 9-7-1
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