2026 · Week 12 · Division

Scheduled

Bears

Chicago

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Lions

Detroit

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+1.9est.

DET perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Bearsedge mapLions
  • +0.052EPA / play+0.144
  • 47.0%Success rate49.9%
  • +0.154EPA / dropback+0.309
  • -0.082EPA / rush-0.108
  • 9.6%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +5.30CPOE+1.18
  • 44.6%Third-down rate39.7%
  • 51.9%Red-zone TD rate70.4%
  • 2.27Points / drive2.92
  • 2.1%Turnover rate0.7%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

CHI lead 28–26 since 1999

DET have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.4 points. DET are 27-24-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18DET @ CHI19–16DET
2025 · W2CHI @ DET21–52DET
2024 · W16DET @ CHI34–17DET
2024 · W13CHI @ DET20–23DET
2023 · W14DET @ CHI13–28CHI
2023 · W11CHI @ DET26–31DET
2022 · W17CHI @ DET10–41DET
2022 · W10DET @ CHI31–30DET

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.31
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.91