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Bears “Stock Down” Week 18: Slot defense lets Chicago down with No. 2 seed on the line

That’s now how it was supposed to go. A slow start and a largely impotent offense doomed the Bears to a 19-16 loss to the Lions on a last-second field goal.

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Ben Johnson appears to immediately regret huge blunder

Ben Johnson has been one of the most aggressive head coaches in the NFL in 2025 in terms of going for it on 4th down, and for good reason. His Chicago Bears feature the league's second-best rushing offense, and his offensive line is first and sixth in pass block and run block win rates per ESPN.

NFL News / Chicago Bears on SI / January 4

4 biggest winners from Bears' season finale vs Lions

Don't let the final score of this Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions game fool you. That was a humiliating Week 18 loss for the Bears, and there's no excuse for it.

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The 'Last 4K-yard passer by NFL team' quiz

How many of the players to throw for 4,000 yards in a single season most recently for each NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?

The 'NFL all-time passing leaders' quiz

The '500 passing yard NFL games' quiz

The 'Most TD passes without an NFL playoff berth' quiz

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The best passing performances from one NFL playoff run

Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.

NFL News / Total Apex Sports / January 4

Chicago Bears Have Furious Comeback Attempt Foiled By Detroit Lions

The Chicago Bears walked into Week 18 claiming they were playing to win. Head Coach Ben Johnson swore up and down that despite having the playoffs locked up, they weren’t taking their foot off the gas against his former squad, the Detroit Lions.

Chicago Bears News / A to Z Sports / January 4

Bears season-long concern lingered into Week 18 and continues to cast a dark cloud over Chicago's playoff chances

The Chicago Bears had little to play for in Week 18 other than a small seeding advantage but the team was fully committed to getting things back on track and build some kind of momentum after how things went in Week 17.

NFL News / Chicago Bears on SI / January 4

3 Bears' studs in disappointing (but meaningless) Week 18 late loss to Lions

It was a bad news, um, good news kind of Sunday for the Chicago Bears. Ending the regular season with back-to-back final-play defeats isn't a good thing, but for the Bears Week 18 worked out okay after all.

Caleb Williams News / Chicago Bears on SI / January 4

Caleb Williams falls agonizingly short of Bears history

For many years, the Chicago Bears have stood on the receiving end of a not-so-fun piece of sports trivia: they are the only NFL franchise never to see a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in a season.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

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Bears play it safe at receiver and offensive line with inactives

While the Bears are not treating the regular season finale as an exhibition game like Green Bay did, they took the safe route with injured players. Wide receiver Rome Odunze and left tackle Ozzy Trapilo are inactive for the game with Detroit.