Sunday's meeting between the host Green Bay Packers and Chicago marks the first time that the Bears have visited their longtime rivals in the regular-season finale in successive years. Darned

Gervon Dexter is inactive for the second straight game for the Bears, as the third-rounder's second season ends in disappointment.

Of course, as Sam so succinctly put it, the nightmare season would have to end against the nightmare opponent known as the Green Bay Packers. As this is your Open Thread for today

Packers 9-7. Series record: Packers lead 108-95-6. Last meeting: Packers won 20-19 in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2024. Last week: Bears lost 6-3 at home to Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 26. Packers lost 27-25 at Minnesota on Sunday.

Other Packers inactive for the Bears game are linebacker Quay Walker, safeties Evan Williams and Zayne Anderson, defensive lineman Brenton Cox Jr. and offensive tackle Andre Dillard. All of them already had been ruled out on Friday except for Cox, who was listed as questionable.

The Chicago Bears (4-12) will play the Green Bay Packers (11-5) on Sunday at Lambeau Field in a Week 18 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (noon, Fox-32). 5 things to watch — plus our predictions There’s more than one double-digit losing streak at play here.

A long, trying 2024 season for the Bears reaches its merciful conclusion Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. They’ll at least try to end it by snapping a long losing streak

The National Football League Inactive Report. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — JACKSONVILLE: CB Ronald Darby, DE Josh Hines-Allen, LB Ventrell Miller, OL Walker Little, DT Esezi Otomewo, DT Tyler Lacy. INDIANAPOLIS: DE Isaiah Land, TE Will Mallory, LB Cameron McGrone, QB Anthony Richardson, G Dalton Tucker.

Xavier Watts and Teddy and Anthony Rezac — have made their former coach Paul Limongi "so proud" and helped put Notre Dame on

If you're just tuning into baseball again as Hot Stove season begins to wind down, there's much to catch up on. Fortunately, Scott White and Chris Towers have been analyzing all the consequential moves for Fantasy Baseball in real time,

Director Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction adaptation Dune: Part Two led the live-action feature categories with seven nominations, while the James Clavell historical drama Shōgun and the HBO/DC Comics series The Penguin tied in the episodic television field, each receiving four nominations.

The Visual Effects Society has chimed in on the awards season conversation. On Tuesday, the visual effects industry’s global honorary society announced nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards - with top Best Visual Effects Oscar contenders Better Man,