In an NFC North projected to be as tough a division as there is in football, someone had to come out of two head-to-head matchups in Week 1 on the wrong end of things. Coming off of one of their best seasons in the Super Bowl era, the Detroit Lions opened their 2025 season with a reality check 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers that was never even that close. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears went from looking as if a new chapter was about to begin to more of the same, blowing a 17-6 lead in the fourth quarter to lose 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings .

Now, both teams find themselves in a situation where they cannot afford to lose ground in the NFC North -- much less start out 0-2. And when the Bears head to Ford Field on Sunday for their Week 2 matchup with the Lions, it will mark Be

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