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Playing in the NFC North alone means a number of daunting contests, as the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers were also playoff teams last season. Even the Bears seem to be in a much better position with Johnson as head coach and a stronger roster around Caleb Williams for the quarterback's second season.

The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday their 2025 regular season schedule that features 12 nationally-televised games, including at least one on each broadcast network, five prime-time games and a Christmas Day matchup at the Minnesota Vikings.

However, their playoff run ended abruptly with an upset loss to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round, prompting a focus on the 2025 draft, where Executive Vice President Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have been cooking during the offseason as they came out of the NFL draft with key guys.

For the first time in coach Matt LaFleur’s tenure, the Green Bay Packers will start the season at Lambeau Field. According to Fox Sports’ Jord

According to Fox insider Jordan Schultz, the Detroit Lions are scheduled to play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 1.

The Chicago Bears' 2025 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate on Wednesday. Ben Johnson begins his head coaching career with back-to-back division matchups when the Bears open with the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football and then travel to Detroit in Week 2 to face Johnson's former Lions team.

The schedule-makers aren’t treating the 2025 Chicago Bears like a team with a new head coach and an unproven quarterback coming off a 5-12 season. Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams and company will be in a standalone spot on television five times this season,