Bears vs. Lions Week 18: TV channel, previews, odds, and more

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These two franchises have been playing each other since 1930; only back then, it was the Chicago Bears vs the Portsmouth Spartans. The Bears lost that first matchup, and they’ve lost the last three against the Detroit Lions, but Chicago holds a (105-81-5) all-time record in the series.

For Week 18, there’s not quite as much drama surrounding this game as the NFL hoped when making the schedule, because only the Bears held up their end of the deal by being (11-5). The Lions (8-8) have lost three straight and have been eliminated from postseason contention.

There’s still Ben Johnson coaching against his former team narrative, and the Bears wanting revenge for their 52-21 Week 2 loss in Motown, plus Chicago needs a win to guarantee their number two seed in the NFC, and Caleb Williams is chasing a franchise record, so the FOX crew will still have plenty of talking points.

GAME DAY INFO

Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 3:25 p.m. CT, from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The weather will be partly cloudy, with a high of 32 and a low of 29.

TELEVISION

The game will be on FOX with the number one crew of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady, and if you live in the red area of this 506sports.com map, then you get to see the game.

RADIO

ESPN Chicago (1000 AM, 100.3 FM HD2) with Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, and Jason McKie on the call, and LATINO MIX 93.5 FM (Spanish) with Omar Ramos.

The Bears game can also be heard on SiriusXM.

GAME PREVIEWS

Sam Householder’s game preview is right here, plus we had several other previews at WCG and 2nd City Gridiron this week.

You can check out Taylor Doll’s preview show right here

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Our entire 2nd City Gridiron Podcast library can be found here, with plenty of Bears vs Packers previews:

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ODDS

The last time I checked, the odds from our partners at FanDuel had the Bears as a 3-point favorite and the over/under at 50.5.

POSTGAME coverage

This season, we have a brand new postgame show, so tune into our 2nd City Gridiron YouTube channel shortly after each Bears game for Wrap It Up with Jacob Infante! We’ll push it to our podcast channel as soon as possible after Jacob ends his live show.

Our day-after Bears game recap show is back for another season, so tune in for Bear & Balanced this Monday at 6:00 p.m. CT for a cooled-down review of the game with Jeff Berckes and me. Once we press stop on the show, you can catch the audio on our podcast channel.

Our 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Audacy, and other popular podcast platforms, so be sure to hit subscribe wherever you get your audio. Our YouTube home is also called 2nd City Gridiron, so subscribe there for our pods and other video content.