That leaves the Bears one game up on the Lions entering Week 17, when Chicago faces another potential playoff team in the 49ers. Even at 10-4 and second in the NFC, Chicago is in a precarious position given the difficulty of its schedule, which concludes with ...

Sunday marked Chicago’s sixth win in the last seven weeks as they look to hold off the Green Bay Packers for the division lead. If the Bears do hold off the Packers — and a dark horse Detroit Lions team that is still alive in the race — it will be their first NFC North title since 2018.

Week 14 may be the most consequential slate of the NFL regular season, if not in recent memory. The landscape of the league will be far different Sunday night than Thursday evening. Teams still have a month to scramble for playoff position,

We used the ESPN Football Power Index's most likely simulation to project Weeks 16, 17 and 18 -- and how the NFL playoff field could stack up.

In many ways, the Chicago Bears have already had a dream first season under coach Ben Johnson in 2025. They've won 10 games for the first time since 2018, and are really close to clinching their first playoff berth since 2020. They could end the 2025 season as NFC North champions, too.

We used the ESPN Football Power Index's most likely simulation to project Weeks 16, 17 and 18 -- and how the NFL playoff field could stack up.

Through 15 weeks of the NFL season, teams have battled and now we are seeing where they may select in the NFL Draft.

The NFL today announced it will return to Munich, Germany in 2026 and 2028 to play regular season games, as part of a multi-year partnership with the City of Munich and FC Bayern Munich.

The NFL will return to Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, for additional regular season games in 2026 and 2028, the league announced Wednesday.

With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, the NFL playoff race is on. Here are our experts' picks against the spread for Week 16.