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

A sign of lingering skeptics, the Chicago Bears are ranked No. 1 in the standings but No. 3 in the Power Rankings.

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.

The 2025 NFL season is more than halfway complete now that Week 11 is in the books. Only seven full weeks of regular season action remain until the start of the playoffs. Which means, while the postseason picture is far from finalized, the race for playoff berths -- and top seeding -- is well underway.

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.

Jordan Love rallies the Green Bay Packers past a motivated New York Giants team. It wasn't perfect, but at least the Pack is back on track as a massive stretch of games against the NFC North looms large.

The Chicago Bears are in sole possession of first place in the NFC North. Here's how everyone's reacting to the surprising news.

The Chicago Bears find themselves in unfamiliar territory in sole possession of the NFC North lead and staring down at the rest of the division.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 12 on a 48-33 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

The Chicago Bears have sole possession of first place in the NFC North after the Detroit Lions' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.