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Chicago Bears fans buzzing ahead of playoff matchup with Green Bay Packers

January 5, 2026

Story byStephanie WadeMon, January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM UTC·3 min readJared Goff led five scoring drives, Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 on Sunday after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears (11-6) stumbled into the playoffs with back-to-back losses, though they secured the No. 2 seed in the NFC with Washington beating Philadelphia. Chicago will host Green Bay in a wild-card game next week, on Saturday night on Prime Video, and would have home-field advantage in the divisional round if it beats the Packers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

Chicago Bears fans buzzing ahead of playoff matchup with Green Bay Packers

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Click here to watchCaleb Williams set the franchise's single-season passing record and threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Bears wiped out a 16-0 deficit. ESPN's David Kaplan recaps the Bears' loss to the Lions and looks ahead to the playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. The Lions (9-8) ended a disappointing season on a winning note when Bates nailed a 42-yarder.
A 26-yard pass from Goff to Amon-Ra St.
Brown helped set up the field goal, and Detroit came out on top after losing three in a row. Goff shook off his worst game of the season by throwing for 331 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The four-time Pro Bowler completed 27 of 42 passes after setting season highs with two interceptions and three fumbles and matched one by getting sacked five times last week at Minnesota. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSt.
Brown had 139 yards on 11 receptions.

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