What’s next for the Bears and a wild NFC playoff picture | 1st & North from 1st & North

What’s next for the Bears and a wild NFC playoff picture | 1st & North

25 minutes Posted Dec 31, 2025 at 12:00 am.

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Bears are the Kings of the North

Packers on a losing streak

Vikings find ways to win, Lions don't

Playoff scenarios for Bears and Packers

The Bears show they can hang on offense

Bears D gets shredded for nearly 500 yards

Packers cant stop the run, LaFleur has answers

The 'Cheese Grater' hat gets its time in the limelight

Lions eliminated after nearly reaching the Super Bowl last year

Vikings on a tear.... how they've done it with zero offense

The NFL Playoff system seems broken

The Packers may have a Love problem

when superstar Micah Parson will play again

Will Jordan Love play this week?

Malik Willis and his rising star

The Vikings have a monster Defense... and could pay for it in the offseason

Dan Campbell predicts the future... after last years playoffs

Lions starters could sit

What's on the line for the Vikings this week

The Packers and the Injuries

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On this episode of "1st & North," Lou Canellis and other NFC North insiders break down the latest from around the division. The Bears fall in a shootout against San Francisco, raising the question of who they could face in the first round of the playoffs. Plus, there may be a quarterback controversy brewing in Green Bay, the Lions continue to struggle with turnovers, and the Vikings appear to be surging a little too late.

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