2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Lions

Detroit

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Bears

Chicago

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+2.8est.

CHI 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.

Lionsedge mapBears
  • +0.144EPA / play+0.052
  • 49.9%Success rate47.0%
  • +0.309EPA / dropback+0.154
  • -0.108EPA / rush-0.082
  • 10.3%Explosive rate9.6%
  • +1.18CPOE+5.30
  • 39.7%Third-down rate44.6%
  • 70.4%Red-zone TD rate51.9%
  • 2.92Points / drive2.27
  • 0.7%Turnover rate2.1%

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. CHI are 24-27-3 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 differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+2.77