2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Lions

Detroit

@

Bears

Chicago

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+10.9est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

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
  • -0.027EPA / play+0.361
  • 45.5%Success rate53.3%
  • +0.012EPA / dropback+0.551
  • -0.072EPA / rush+0.143
  • 10.4%Explosive rate12.0%
  • -2.91CPOE+16.58
  • 38.5%Third-down rate71.4%
  • 80.0%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 2.20Points / drive4.19
  • 1.3%Turnover rate1.3%

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 @ CHI1916DET
2025 · W2CHI @ DET2152DET
2024 · W16DET @ CHI3417DET
2024 · W13CHI @ DET2023DET
2023 · W14DET @ CHI1328CHI
2023 · W11CHI @ DET2631DET
2022 · W17CHI @ DET1041DET
2022 · W10DET @ CHI3130DET

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+8.46
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+10.92