Overview
- The regular-season finale kicks off Sunday at 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX at Soldier Field.
- Chicago has already clinched the NFC North but needs a win to secure the NFC’s No. 2 playoff seed, and coach Ben Johnson says the Bears are “playing to win.”
- Detroit arrives 8-8 and eliminated after a three-game skid, having routed Chicago 52-21 in Week 2, and Dan Campbell reaffirmed Jared Goff as his quarterback.
- The Lions’ Thursday report listed Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill and Trystan Colon as non-participants, with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Taylor Decker and Alex Anzalone limited.
- The NFL said the Lions–Vikings Christmas game on Netflix averaged 27.5 million U.S. viewers, the most-streamed NFL game to date, intensifying attention on Detroit’s finish.