Burden, who missed the Packers game last week because of a sprained ankle, led the Bears with eight catches and 138 yards in the team’s 42-38 loss to the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. His performance was needed, given that Rome Odunze remains out with a chronic foot issue and DJ Moore was slowed by an illness and finished with one catch for seven yards.

Can the Bears really be taken seriously as a Super Bowl contender if they finish the regular season with two straight defeats? History says no.

The NFL will review an incident during the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears' "Sunday Night Football" clash.

The Detroit Lions (8-8) visit the Chicago Bears (11-5) at Soldier Field in Chicago for a Week 18 showdown, and USA TODAY's panel of NFL experts have locked in their picks and predictions for the action. Here's everything you need to know before kickoff on Sunday, January 4, including live updated odds and injury report news.

The Chicago Bears have announced news about running back D'Andre Swift ahead of the team's game against the Detroit Lions.

Multiple Lions players, headlined by wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and right tackle Penei Sewell, did not practice on Wednesday.

The offense has gone from frustrating Johnson in the offseason to earning his full faith, so much so that he reached deep into his bag of tricks in the final seconds Sunday.

Here is how the 49ers (12-4) graded in Sunday night’s 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears (11-5) at Levi’s Stadium: PASS OFFENSE: A-Brock Purdy was mesmerizing, n