Sunday’s 2025 Detroit Lions season finale is likely to be one of the least-watched games in the local Detroit market in several years. In the midst of a three-game skid, the Lions are not just tough to watch right now, they’re also essentially irrelevant—out of the playoff race and with nothing to play for but pride. If you’re not going to watch on Sunday, I certainly wouldn’t blame you.

But if you clicked on this article, you’re at least curious enough as to why anyone would want to watch the Lions take on the Chicago Bears in Week 18. So...

Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on information gathered throughout the week. In Week 18, the Detroit Lions (8-8) will take on the Chicago Bears (11-5) to close out the regular season.

To help you prepare for this matchup, we have a detailed Lions depth chart that not only ranks all players but also provides the latest news on roster moves, injury statuses, and other relevant developments. For your viewing experience, we have listed the player’s number (in parentheses), bolded the projected starters, and...

The 2025 Detroit Lions season isn’t quite what anybody expected. After suffering a monstrous amount of injuries in 2024 and still winning the NFC North and finishing as the top seed in the conference, expectations were high in 2025. Multiple players would return from those injuries, as well as new additions via the draft and free agency. Unfortunately, despite all those positives, injuries crept up again, and the additions weren’t as good as expected.

Now at 8-8, Detroit is eliminated from the postseason heading into its Week 18 showdown against the Chicago Bears. With a winning record to play for,...

Under Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have made a habit of playing meaningful games in Week 18. This time, however, the stakes are far less inspiring. Detroit enters the season finale with only marginal incentives remaining: the possibility of a more favorable fourth-place schedule in 2026, slight draft positioning improvements, and additional snaps for a few unproven players.

The Lions will head to the chilly confines of Soldier Field with fans stuck in a Twilight Zone–like emptiness and confusion, closing out the season by shifting focus toward fudging free agency numbers and making mock drafts as the primary points of...

Closing time.

The Detroit Lions’ 2025 season comes to a close on Sunday afternoon, as they end their tough season on Soldier Field with a bout against the NFC North champion Chicago Bears. It’s a rough way to end the season, but any Lions football is better than no Lions football. So if you’re looking to watch the last game of the 2025 season, here are all the ways you can catch Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears in the Week 18 season finale.

What time does Lions at Bears kick off?

The game is on Sunday, January 4, at...

The Detroit Lions announced their final set of roster moves ahead of their regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears, and they all involve the offense.

First, the Lions placed Trystan Colon on injured reserve. The interior offensive lineman has missed the last few weeks with a wrist injury, leaving the Lions a bit shorthanded—particularly when it comes to their center depth. This week, the Lions also saw practice squad center Kingsley Eguakun poached from their practice squad to join the Cleveland Browns, despite the Lions wanting to keep him. On Sunday, veteran Graham Glasgow is expected to start at center,...

Saturday marks the start of Week 18, and the final two days of the 2025-26 regular season. The NFL used its flex scheduling option to give fans two meaningful games on Saturday, as the Carolina Panthers (8-8) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9) battle it out for the top spot in the NFC South followed by the Seattle Seahawks (13-3) and San Francisco 49ers (12-4) competing for the NFC West division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Here’s how to watch Saturday’s games:

Panthers at Bucs

When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Raymond...

It’s not the season anyone had hoped for, but it’s finally coming to an end this Sunday.

The 8-8 Detroit Lions take on an NFC North rival, hoping to hand the Chicago Bears one last loss as they head to the playoffs, while the Lions hope to finish with a winning season.

At Pride of Detroit, we’ve got six keys to a victory from Erik Schlitt, a bold prediction from Brandon Knapp, and a new “On Paper” from Jeremy Reisman.

Once you’re done with that, here are some Week 18 picks, predictions, and thoughts from NFL analysts and writers.

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And just like that, the regular season is coming to its conclusion. But there’s plenty left to sort out before we get to the NFL’s postseason.

As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will pick the moneyline (winner of the game, no spread), but some of the members will also pick against the spread and even the over/under lines—there’s an easy-to-use toggle button in the widget below to cycle through the settings and in the week’s ahead, check out...

The Detroit Lions’ 2025 season was a disappointment in so many ways. But none more humiliating than the fact that Madden—an extremely flawed video game—was better at predicting Lions outcomes than I was. And it wasn’t particularly close.

Our weekly Madden simulations, where we live-stream a game of computer vs. computer Madden game, actually went 10-5 this year predicting the winner of each Lions game (Note: We didn’t simulate last week’s Christmas game against the Vikings). My On Paper previews went 7-9. Maybe changes are inevitable for me, too.

Self-pity aside, here are the weekly results of our Madden simulations....

The only thing that practically matters for the Detroit Lions is draft order and their 2026 schedule. And while the best way to improve those things is a Lions loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, I wouldn’t blame you if you’re incapable of rooting for that.

If that’s too much for your taste, I’ve got some other games you can root for pain-free that could improve Detroit’s chances at a better pick and an easier schedule.

Here is your final 2025-26 Detroit Lions rooting guide.

Saturday games

Panthers (8-8) at Buccaneers (7-9) — 4:30 p.m. ET —...

The Detroit Lions close out their disappointing 2025 season on Sunday with a bout against the Chicago Bears. For many fans, I’m guessing, they won’t bother even tuning in. For others, they’ll be actively rooting for a loss in the hopes of improving draft position and earning a fourth-place schedule for 2026.

But knowing this fanbase, there will also be a fair share of you watching like you always do: hoping to see the Lions pull out a victory and provide a little happiness on a football Sunday. Will a win provide anything tangible for this franchise? Probably not. Year-to-year...