Though the Bears lead the division, the SportsLine Inside the Lines team and Projection Model say that Chicago has just the third best chance to win the NFC North

The NFL made a pair of scheduling changes for Week 14 of the 2025 season on Thursday. The league announced that an NFC North showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was moved from 1 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET on Dec. 7, while the Buffalo Bills' matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals was flexed to 1 p.m. ET to accommodate the switch.

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What to know: The Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight times. Is this the year that streak ends? Denver is 9-2 and the Chargers are 7-4, and both teams have one win over K.C. already, meaning the 5-5 Chiefs are well behind two teams in their own division.

The Detroit Lions shared that star defensive player Aidan Hutchinson joined Micah Parsons in a unique club amid the NFL season.

Tampa Bay will face the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh travels to Chicago in Sunday showdowns between NFL division leaders while the New England Patriots seek a ninth consecutive victory.Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield hopes for good feelings when he returns to Los Angeles with the NFC South-leading Buccaneers (6-4) to face the NFC West-leading Rams (8-2).

Beating Minnesota on the road did little to convince many in the NFL or in Vegas that the Bears are playoff-bound even while they sit alone atop the NFC North.

The Green Bay Packers haven’t played a game against a division opponent since beating the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions on the season's opening weekend.