The Chicago Bears got a much-needed wake up call in the team’s close loss in Week 14, putting an end to the team’s five-game winning streak and giving the team an opportunity to reassess things. As bad of a loss as it was, the Bears are still squarely in the playoff hunt and recognize the importance of each game during the final stretch of the regular season.

“We’ll be a playoff team once we earn enough wins to become a playoff team,” Bears head coach Ben Johnson explained. “Right now, we’re a nine-win team and I don’t think nine-wins is going to get you in this year. So, we gotta do what we can to get enough wins to find a way to get in the tournament.”

The next opportunity to earn a win will come on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns back on the home field in Chicago. Here’s how you can watch and stream the action:

Bears vs. Browns Broadcast Map

The early window slate on FOX this weekend is expected to be a competitive one when it comes to which games will be available across the country. Viewers located in the blue area on the map above will be able to view Sunday’s game between the Bears and Browns.

The majority of the country (located in the red areas) will have the Las Vegas Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles matchup on FOX. Viewers in the yellow area will be watching the Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans game and those in the green area will be tuning into the Washington Commanders at New York Giants divisional matchup.

If you’re location is outside the viewing area for Bears-Browns, there’s still other ways to watch or listen.

Bears don’t intend to overlook the Browns in a potential trap game

After falling to the Green Bay Packers in a heart-breaking way last Sunday and tumbling down the NFC standings as a result, many people started looking ahead to the rematch against the Packers in Week 16, a dangerous game to play by overlooking the opponent in front of you next.

Which is why Johnson immediately leaned into the upcoming matchup against the Browns and highlighted the difficulties that team can bring despite being a three-win team going into Sunday.

“It certainly starts with Myles Garrett but they’ve got play-makers all over the place,” Johnson said on Monday during his interview with Jeff Joniak. “I know they got a rookie linebacker that we really liked in the draft and it sounds like he’s playing at a very high level right now.

“Their offense, I gotta take a look at the numbers, but it seems like since they made the quarterback change that they’re able to move the ball and score more points that what they were doing earlier in the season. This isn’t an outfit to turn your nose at, that’s how you get embarrassed in this league.”

If anything, this needs to be a get-right game for Chicago and potentially even a game in which everything finally comes together in a dominating outing back at home. And it seems like that is what Vegas is expecting. The Bears are 7.5-point favorites on Sunday, the most they’ve been favored since 2020 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, via Kevin Fishbain. Glad to see Johnson send the right mindset.

The Bears are currently 7.5-point favorites against the Browns. They haven't been favored by more than a touchdown since 2020 (at Jax). The last time they were a 7.5+ point favorite at home was Nov. 2018 vs. Detroit.

Since 2005, they're 18-3 as 7.5+ favorites. (h/t @Stathead)

— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) December 8, 2025

Chicago Bears 2025 Remaining Schedule (9-4)

• Week 15 (Dec. 14th): vs. Cleveland Browns
• Week 16 (Dec. 20th): vs. Green Bay Packers on Saturday FOX Doubleheader
• Week 17 (Dec. 28th): at San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football
• Week 18 (Jan. 3rd/4th): vs. Detroit Lions

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