NFL data analyst Tej Seth’s rankings of running backs using rushing EPA+ puts both Swift (No. 2 overall!) and Monangai (No. 12) in the top 15 of all NFL backs. Along with the Rams (Blake Corum and Kyren Williams), the Bears were the only other team with two players on the list.

With ongoing concerns about their defense, the Bears can limit exposure with long, productive drives. The running game is essential to that.

Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he feels like a new man as he gets ready for a playoff game against the Bears.

Alex Kay of Bleacher Report took a look at the upcoming free agent class of running backs and labeled the Bears as the perfect landing spot for Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne, predicting Chicago gives the Clemson product a four-year, $34 million deal.

Saturday night’s playoff game at Soldier Field is the 213th matchup between the rivals, the most games ever played between two NFL teams, and one of the most consequential.

The Lions (9-8, fourth in NFC North) beat the Chicago Bears (11-6, first in NFC North) 19-16 on a walk-off 42-yard field goal from kicker Jake Bates on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Bates hit four field goals on the day, including the final one that put the Lions above .500 for the season.

A lot of the Bears' success in 2025 can be credited to the three newcomers on the O-line: Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson and Drew Dalman.

Bears running back D’Andre Swift is having his best season and set a career high in rushing yards Sunday with his eight-yard run against the Lions in the first quarter. That pushed him to 1,055 for the season, passing the 1,049 he put up in 2023 with the Eagles.