It’s playoff time. The NFL regular season is over, but the Chicago Bears season is not.
That’s a refreshing change of pace for Bears fans, whose team is in the postseason for the first time in five years and won the NFC North for the first time since 2018.
The Bears (11-6) are the No. 2 seed in the NFC and will host the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Soldier Field. The game will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video and will be simulcast in the Chicago area on Fox-32.
Here’s what to know about the wild-card round matchup and how to watch it.
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What happened in the regular season?
Bears wide receiver DJ Moore celebrates after making the game-winning touchdown catch in overtime against the Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The Bears and Packers will square off for the third time this season. Each team won at home, with both games coming down to the final minute.
The Packers intercepted Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in the end zone with 22 seconds left for a 28-21 win on Dec. 7 at Lambeau Field. Then Williams tossed a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in overtime to beat the Packers 22-16 on Dec. 20 at Soldier Field.
The Bears won the NFC North, ending a two-year reign by the Detroit Lions, despite a 2-4 record in division games. The Packers haven’t won a division title since winning three in a row from 2019-21.
What is the Bears-Packers playoff history?
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is hit hard by Packers linebacker Erik Walden (93) and defensive tackle Howard Green near the end zone in the second quarter of the NFC championship game Jan. 23, 2011, at Soldier Field. The Packers beat the Bears 21-14. (José M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)
These two historic franchises will meet for the 213th time Saturday, but it will be only the third time they’ve met in the postseason.
The last playoff meeting came in the NFC championship game on Jan. 23, 2011. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers beat the Bears 21-14 at Soldier Field on their way to the Super Bowl XLV title. Jay Cutler suffered a knee injury in that game, and it eventually fell to third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie to try to rally the Bears. The Bears scored 14 fourth-quarter points but came up short.
Before that, the only other playoff meeting came on Dec. 14, 1941. The Bears beat the Packers 33-14 at Wrigley Field in a game played a week after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Bears went on to defeat the New York Giants for the NFL championship a week later.
Why is this game on Prime Video?
Amazon gained exclusive rights to broadcast “Thursday Night Football” on its Prime Video streaming service starting in 2022. Prime Video also has rights to the annual Black Friday game on the day after Thanksgiving.
Beginning last season, Prime Video gained exclusive rights to one wild-card round playoff game per year. That deal reportedly will last through the 2032 season.
How can I watch or listen?
Fans wave towels as the Bears and Packers kick off Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Anyone with an Amazon Prime membership has access to Prime Video. Amazon also offers a 30-day free trial. Announcers Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be on the call.
In the Chicago area, the game also will air on Fox-32.
The Bears radio broadcast with Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer is available on WMVP-AM 1000. The game is also available on radio at Westwood One (WYKT-FM 105.5 in the Chicago area) and in Spanish at WVIV-FM 93.5.
If the Bears win, when will they play next?
If the Bears beat the Packers to advance to the divisional round, they would play either Saturday, Jan. 17, or Sunday, Jan. 18, at Soldier Field. There are two games each day.
Their opponent would be the highest remaining NFC seed among the No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, No. 4 Carolina Panthers and No. 5 Los Angeles Rams.
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