Playoff heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Think of David Tyree on the 2007 New York Giants, Nick Foles on the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles or Malcolm Butler on the 2014 New England Patriots. None of those players was a starter when those Super Bowl seasons began.

Jahdae Walker. Nahshon Wright. Kyle Monangai. D'Marco Jackson. With the playoffs here, who might the Bears' next surprise standout be?

Online ticket exchanges are predicting the game will set the benchmark for record prices for a wild-card game, as several factors prop up the market.

Bears running back D'Andre Swift achieved career-highs in rushing yards and touchdowns during the 2025 season. Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai formed one of the league's top rushing duos. The Bears finished the season with the third-best rushing offense in the NFL.

These two big-name players are the best bets to find the end zone in this NFL playoff matchup between the Packers and Bears

The Chicago Bears are short on playoff experience, but they have veterans they can lean on. They need their premier players to step up in the postseason.

NFL data analyst Tej Seth’s rankings of running backs using rushing EPA+ puts both Swift (No. 2 overall!) and Monangai (No. 12) in the top 15 of all NFL backs. Along with the Rams (Blake Corum and Kyren Williams), the Bears were the only other team with two players on the list.

Good morning, Chicago. Jenna Blazevich can’t claim to be a die-hard Chicago Bears fan. She’s never been to a game. But when she’s working in her embroidery shop next to a bar called Christina’s Place in Albany Park,

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson says that despite the playoff stakes, “we’ll be able to handle the emotions a lot better” this time vs. the Green Bay Packers.