Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze is expected to return to the lineup Saturday against the Packers in the NFC wild-card round after missing five games with a foot injury.

The Lions (9-8, fourth in NFC North) beat the Chicago Bears (11-6, first in NFC North) 19-16 on a walk-off 42-yard field goal from kicker Jake Bates on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Bates hit four field goals on the day, including the final one that put the Lions above .500 for the season.

It's Green Bay Packers-Chicago Bears 3.0. In the regular season, each team won one (Packers at Lambeau, Bears at Soldier Field), and the NFC North rivals will play a third time — and now it's the most important one,

The Chicago Bears (11-5) will host the Detroit Lions (8-8) in their Week 18 regular-season finale, where Chicago can exact revenge against Detroit for their Week 2 blowout loss and earn the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

Caleb Williams faced criticism from college to the pros, but sent a confident message ahead of his playoff game vs the Packers.

Gardner-Johnson has been starting in the slot role for the Bears this year in defensive coordinator Dennis Allen’s blitz-happy scheme. Without Gardner-Johnson, the next man up, if healthy, would be Kyler Gordon.

The Green Bay Packers are hoping the strategy to rest numerous starters helps snap a four-game slide when they face the Chicago Bears in a wild-card round matchup of NFC North rivals Saturday night. It will be the third meeting in six weeks between the Bears (11-6),