The Lions are on a short week, 5 days after Monday's game against the Giants, with 381 km (237 miles) of travel, playing 1 hour behind their home clock.
The Bears have 8 days' rest since the game on 25 December against the Packers.
Divisional game outdoors on grass; broadcast on FOX.
NFL teams on a short week have won 52% of regular-season games since 2015 (848 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The Detroit Lions face the Chicago Bears in the 2026 NFL playoffs on Sunday 3 January 2027 at Soldier Field, Chicago.
Kick-off is 4:25 PM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.