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2025 Chicago Bears

The 2025 Chicago Bears went 11–6, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 441 points and allowed 415.

Record
11–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
5–4
Points
441–415
NFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 441 points, the ninth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 415, the tenth-most. Their point differential was +26.

How the season unfolded

The Bears started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–6.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 9 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 31–3 over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 (December 14, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 52–21 to the Detroit Lions in Week 2 (September 14, 2025).

They scored a season-high 47 points against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9 (November 2, 2025), winning 47–42.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–4.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the NFC North, splitting with the Vikings and the Packers and getting swept by the Lions.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Green Bay Packers 31–27 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 20–17 at home.

Before and after

That was a six-win improvement on 2024, when they went 5–12.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2020.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Chicago Bears · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2025vs Minnesota VikingsL 24–27
Week 2Sep 14, 2025at Detroit LionsL 21–52
Week 3Sep 21, 2025vs Dallas CowboysW 31–14
Week 4Sep 28, 2025at Las Vegas RaidersW 25–24
Week 6Oct 13, 2025at Washington CommandersW 25–24
Week 7Oct 19, 2025vs New Orleans SaintsW 26–14
Week 8Oct 26, 2025at Baltimore RavensL 16–30
Week 9Nov 2, 2025at Cincinnati BengalsW 47–42
Week 10Nov 9, 2025vs New York GiantsW 24–20
Week 11Nov 16, 2025at Minnesota VikingsW 19–17
Week 12Nov 23, 2025vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 31–28
Week 13Nov 28, 2025at Philadelphia EaglesW 24–15
Week 14Dec 7, 2025at Green Bay PackersL 21–28
Week 15Dec 14, 2025vs Cleveland BrownsW 31–3
Week 16Dec 20, 2025vs Green Bay PackersW 22–16 (OT)
Week 17Dec 28, 2025at San Francisco 49ersL 38–42
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs Detroit LionsL 16–19
Wild CardJan 10, 2026vs Green Bay PackersW 31–27
DivisionalJan 18, 2026vs Los Angeles RamsL 17–20 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.