Division
NFC North
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
8.0p10 6.0 — p90 11.0
| Round | Prob | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 16.3% | |
| Make playoffs | 37.7% | |
| Divisional rd. | 18.5% | |
| Conf. champ. | 7.5% | |
| Super Bowl | 2.8% | |
| Win SB | 1.0% |
2026 Schedule · SOS
proj 8.5–8.5·rank 10 / 32
SOS Net
+0.39
Opp Off
-0.19
Opp Def
-0.58
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CAR | -1.8 | +0.0 | 50% |
| 2 | vsMIN | +0.0 | +2.2 | 56% |
| 3 | vsPHI | +1.4 | +0.8 | 52% |
| 4 | vsNYJ | -6.9 | +9.1 | 75% |
| 5 | @GB | +0.5 | -2.3 | 43% |
| 6 | @ATL | -1.5 | -0.3 | 49% |
| 7 | vsNE | +2.5 | -0.3 | 49% |
| 8 | @SEA | +7.4 | -9.2 | 25% |
| 9 | vsTB | -0.3 | +2.5 | 57% |
| 11 | vsNO | -3.3 | +5.5 | 66% |
| 12 | @DET | +2.0 | -3.8 | 39% |
| 13 | vsJAX | +4.2 | -2.0 | 44% |
| 14 | @MIA | -2.4 | +0.6 | 52% |
| 15 | @BUF | +2.5 | -4.3 | 38% |
| 16 | vsGB | +0.5 | +1.7 | 55% |
| 17 | vsDET | +2.0 | +0.2 | 51% |
| 18 | @MIN | +0.0 | -1.8 | 45% |
Quarterbacks · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Caleb Williams | 6'1" | 226 | 24 | USC |
| QB | 2nd | Tyson Bagent | 6'3" | 212 | 25 | Shepherd (WV) |
| QB | 3rd | Case Keenum | 6'1" | 220 | 38 | Houston |
| QB | — | Miller Moss | 6'1" | 211 | 24 | Louisville |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | D'Andre Swift | 5'8" | 204 | 27 | Georgia |
| RB | 2nd | Kyle Monangai | 5'8" | 207 | 23 | Rutgers |
| RB | 3rd | Roschon Johnson | 6'0" | 227 | 25 | Texas |
| RB | 4th | Brittain Brown | 6'1" | 205 | 28 | UCLA |
| RB | 5th | Salvon Ahmed | 5'11" | 197 | 27 | Washington |
| RB | — | Coleman Bennett | 5'11" | 185 | 23 | Kennesaw State; Rice; Bucknell |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Rome Odunze | 6'3" | 214 | 23 | Washington |
| WR | 2nd | Luther Burden | 6'0" | 210 | 22 | Missouri |
| WR | 3rd | Kalif Raymond | 5'8" | 180 | 31 | Holy Cross |
| WR | 4th | Zavion Thomas | 5'10" | 190 | 21 | LSU |
| WR | 5th | Jahdae Walker | 6'3" | 206 | 23 | Texas A&M |
| WR | 6th | Scotty Miller | 5'9" | 174 | 28 | Bowling Green |
| WR | 7th | Maurice Alexander | 5'10" | 173 | 29 | Florida International |
| WR | 8th | JP Richardson | 5'11" | 192 | 24 | TCU |
| WR | — | Kyron Hudson | 6'1" | 212 | 24 | Penn State; USC |
| WR | — | Omari Kelly | 6'0" | 190 | 22 | Michigan State; Middle Tennessee State; Auburn |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Colston Loveland | 6'6" | 241 | 22 | Michigan |
| TE | 2nd | Cole Kmet | 6'6" | 257 | 27 | Notre Dame |
| TE | 3rd | Sam Roush | 6'5" | 242 | 22 | Stanford |
| TE | 4th | Stephen Carlson | 6'4" | 240 | 29 | Princeton |
| TE | 5th | Nikola Kalinic | 6'4" | 248 | 29 | York (CAN) |
| TE | — | Hayden Large | 6'4" | 250 | 24 | Iowa |
| TE | — | Qadir Ismail | 6'6" | 245 | 26 | Samford; Villanova |
Offensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Braxton Jones | 6'5" | 303 | 27 | Southern Utah State |
| OL | — | Caden Barnett | 6'4" | 316 | 23 | Wyoming |
| OL | — | Darnell Wright | 6'5" | 325 | 24 | Tennessee |
| OL | — | Garrett Bradbury | 6'3" | 305 | 30 | N.C. State |
| OL | — | Jaren Kump | 6'5" | 306 | 26 | Utah |
| OL | — | Jedrick Wills | 6'4" | 307 | 27 | Alabama |
| OL | — | Joe Thuney | 6'5" | 301 | 33 | N.C. State |
| OL | — | Jonah Jackson | 6'3" | 319 | 29 | Ohio State; Rutgers |
| OL | — | Jordan McFadden | 6'2" | 306 | 26 | Clemson |
| OL | — | Kiran Amegadjie | 6'5" | 326 | 24 | Yale |
| OL | — | Kyle Hergel | 6'2" | 315 | 26 | Boston College; Texas State-San Marcos |
| OL | — | Logan Jones | 6'3" | 299 | 24 | Iowa |
| OL | — | Luke Newman | 6'4" | 308 | 24 | Michigan State; Holy Cross |
| OL | — | Mason Murphy | 6'5" | 315 | — | Auburn; USC |
| OL | — | Ozzy Trapilo | 6'8" | 312 | 24 | Boston College |
| OL | — | Theo Benedet | 6'7" | 305 | 24 | University of British Columbia |
Interior D-Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDT | 1st | Grady Jarrett | 6'1" | 294 | 33 | Clemson |
| RDT | 1st | Gervon Dexter | 6'6" | 326 | 25 | Florida |
| LDT | 2nd | Neville Gallimore | 6'2" | 307 | 29 | Oklahoma |
| RDT | 2nd | Shemar Turner | 6'3" | 293 | 23 | Texas A&M |
| LDT | 3rd | James Lynch | 6'4" | 295 | 27 | Baylor |
| RDT | 3rd | Kentavius Street | 6'2" | 315 | 30 | North Carolina State |
| LDT | 4th | Jordan van den Berg | 6'3" | 310 | 24 | Georgia Tech |
| DL | — | Jamree Kromah | 6'3" | 268 | 25 | James Madison; Rutgers |
| DL | — | Jayden Loving | 6'1" | 309 | 23 | Wake Forest |
| DL | — | Jeremiah Martin | 6'4" | 265 | 25 | Washington; Texas A&M |
Edge Rushers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Montez Sweat | 6'6" | 270 | 29 | Mississippi State |
| RDE | 1st | Dayo Odeyingbo | 6'5" | 282 | 26 | Vanderbilt |
| RDE | 2nd | Austin Booker | 6'6" | 245 | 23 | Kansas |
| RDE | 3rd | Daniel Hardy | 6'2" | 255 | 27 | Montana State |
| RDE | 4th | Jonathan Garvin | 6'4" | 257 | 26 | Miami |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 1st | T.J. Edwards | 6'0" | 228 | 29 | Wisconsin |
| SLB | 1st | D'Marco Jackson | 6'1" | 233 | 27 | Appalachian State |
| WLB | 1st | Devin Bush | 5'11" | 235 | 27 | Michigan |
| MLB | 2nd | Noah Sewell | 6'1" | 246 | 24 | Oregon |
| SLB | 2nd | Jack Sanborn | 6'2" | 234 | 25 | Wisconsin |
| WLB | 2nd | Ruben Hyppolite | 6'0" | 236 | 24 | Maryland |
| MLB | 3rd | Keyshaun Elliott | 6'1" | 233 | 22 | Arizona State |
| SLB | 3rd | Dominique Hampton | 6'3" | 220 | 25 | Washington |
| WLB | 3rd | Nephi Sewell | 6'0" | 228 | 27 | Utah |
| MLB | 4th | Jon Rhattigan | 6'0" | 236 | 27 | Army |
| LB | — | Wayne Matthews II | 6'0" | 221 | 23 | Michigan State; Old Dominion |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | 1st | Coby Bryant | 6'1" | 193 | 27 | Cincinnati |
| LCB | 1st | Jaylon Johnson | 6'0" | 195 | 27 | Utah |
| NB | 1st | Kyler Gordon | 5'11" | 200 | 26 | Washington |
| RCB | 1st | Tyrique Stevenson | 6'0" | 212 | 26 | Miami (FL) |
| SS | 1st | Dillon Thieneman | 6'0" | 205 | 21 | Oregon |
| FS | 2nd | Gervarrius Owens | 6'0" | 200 | 26 | Houston |
| NB | 2nd | Josh Blackwell | 5'11" | 179 | 27 | Duke |
| RCB | 2nd | Malik Muhammad | 6'0" | 182 | 21 | Texas |
| SS | 2nd | Cam Lewis | 5'9" | 183 | 29 | Buffalo |
| LCB | 3rd | Terell Smith | 6'0" | 204 | 26 | Minnesota |
| RCB | 3rd | Dallis Flowers | 6'1" | 196 | 28 | Pittsburg State |
| SS | 3rd | Elijah Hicks | 5'11" | 204 | 26 | California |
| FS | 4th | Anthony Johnson | 6'0" | 205 | 26 | Iowa State |
| CB | — | Jaylon Jones | 5'11" | 190 | 28 | Ole Miss |
| DB | — | Dontae Manning | 5'10" | 190 | 24 | Oregon |
| DB | — | KC Eziomume | 6'1" | 198 | 24 | Tulane; Albany |
| DB | — | Skyler Thomas | 6'2" | 191 | 22 | Oregon State |
Special Teams · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | Tory Taylor | 6'4" | 225 | 28 | Iowa |
| KR | 1st | Zavion Thomas | 5'10" | 190 | 21 | LSU |
| P | 1st | Tory Taylor | 6'4" | 225 | 28 | Iowa |
| PK | 1st | Cairo Santos | 5'8" | 173 | 34 | Tulane |
| PR | 1st | Kalif Raymond | 5'8" | 180 | 31 | Holy Cross |
| KR | 2nd | Kalif Raymond | 5'8" | 180 | 31 | Holy Cross |
| PR | 2nd | Zavion Thomas | 5'10" | 190 | 21 | LSU |
| KR | 3rd | Josh Blackwell | 5'11" | 179 | 27 | Duke |
| PR | 3rd | Josh Blackwell | 5'11" | 179 | 27 | Duke |
| KR | 4th | Luther Burden | 6'0" | 210 | 22 | Missouri |
| K | — | Gabriel Plascencia | 6'0" | 245 | — | San Diego State; San Mateo |
| LS | — | Beau Gardner | 6'5" | 249 | 24 | Georgia; UCLA |
| LS | — | Luke Elkin | 6'1" | 235 | 23 | Iowa |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | 0.09 | #9 | 74% |
| Rush Off | 0.05 | #4 | 90% |
| Pass Def | 0.06 | #19 | 42% |
| Rush Def | 0 | #19 | 42% |
| Scoring Off | 441 | #9 | 74% |
| Scoring Def | 415 | #23 | 29% |
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
11-6 · +26 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | +0.047 | +0.045 | 14 |
| EPA / play (raw) | +0.054 | +0.033 | 11/21 |
| Pass EPA | +0.089 | +0.056 | 9/19 |
| Rush EPA | +0.054 | -0.001 | 4/19 |
| Points | 441 | 415 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
25.9
9th in NFL
PPG Against
24.4
23rd in NFL
Differential
+1.5
15th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
11-6 · 9-7 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 6-2 | 25.6 | 17.6 |
| Away | 5-4 | 26.2 | 30.4 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 7-4 | 26.5 | 26.1 |
| vs Winning teams | 4-5 | 24 | 27.1 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 2-1 | 21.7 | 31 |
| Outdoors | 9-5 | 26.9 | 23 |
| Grass | 9-5 | 25.3 | 21.7 |
| Turf | 2-1 | 29 | 37 |
| Cold (<40°F) | 3-2 | 22.8 | 17.2 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 11-6 |
| ATS | 9-7-156% |
| Over / Under | 8-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 5-5 |
| As underdog | 4-2 |
| Home | 4-3 |
| Away | 5-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $234M· gtd $409M
OFF $67.6M (29%)DEF $161M (69%)ST $5.1M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | $17.6M | 8% |
| RB | 5 | $12.5M | 5% |
| WR | 7 | $16.2M | 7% |
| TE | 4 | $21.3M | 9% |
| DL | 6 | $25.8M | 11% |
| EDGE | 5 | $45.2M | 19% |
| LB | 8 | $29.7M | 13% |
| DB | 12 | $60.8M | 26% |
| ST | 2 | $5.1M | 2% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez SweatDE | 4 | $98.0M | $42.0M | $24.5M | 10.9% |
| Jaylon JohnsonCB | 4 | $76.0M | $43.8M | $19.0M | 7.4% |
| Dayo OdeyingboDE | 3 | $48.0M | $29.5M | $16.0M | 5.7% |
| Grady JarrettDT | 3 | $43.5M | $27.2M | $14.5M | 5.2% |
| Kyler GordonCB | 3 | $40.0M | $21.3M | $13.3M | 4.8% |
| Coby BryantS | 3 | $40.0M | $25.8M | $13.3M | 4.4% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Montez SweatDE | 2027 | $24.5M |
| Cole KmetTE | 2027 | $12.5M |
| T.J. EdwardsLB | 2027 | $10.0M |
| D'Andre SwiftRB | 2027 | $8.0M |
| Tyson BagentQB | 2027 | $5.0M |
| Cairo SantosPK | 2027 | $3.9M |
| Kalif RaymondWR | 2027 | $3.5M |
| Elijah HicksS | 2027 | $2.6M |
Roster Profile
avg age 26.2
R1 6Day2 15Day3 24UDFA 21
Homegrown 28 (42%)Acquired 38
Avg experience4.1 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)8 / 7
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | 29 |
| RB | 5 | 26 |
| WR | 8 | 25.1 |
| TE | 5 | 25.8 |
| DL | 7 | 27.3 |
| EDGE | 5 | 26.2 |
| LB | 10 | 25.7 |
| DB | 13 | 25.8 |
| ST | 10 | 27 |
Injury Report · 10
last report week 20
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LB | T.J. Edwards | IR· Glute |
| RB | Salvon Ahmed | IR· Rib |
| DE | Dayo Odeyingbo | IR· Elbow |
| LB | Noah Sewell | IR· Elbow |
| CB | Terell Smith | IR· Ankle |
| RB | Roschon Johnson | IR· Thumb |
| OL | Kiran Amegadjie | IR· Elbow |
| DT | Shemar Turner | IR |
| OL | Ozzy Trapilo | IR· Quadricep |
| LB | Jack Sanborn | IR· Groin |
CHI News
20 items
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