The Chicago Bears locked up the NFC North a few weeks ago and just last week officially locked up the 2nd seed in the entire NFC. This seeding sets them up for arguably the most highly anticipated games of the entire weekend.
For the third time this season, we'll get to see one of the greatest rivalries in sports as the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.
The two teams not only split their matchups this season, but have split their matchups over the course of the last two seasons. With all four of those games coming down to the final play, it'll be a show.
The last two times these teams have faced off against each other, the Bears have been without arguably their most crucial skill player in WR1 Rome Odunze. Thanks to a possible slip-up by Caleb Williams in his press conference today, this may be set to change this week.
Could the Bears be getting back Rome Odunze this weekend?
In Odunze's absence, the rest of the Bears' skill players have stepped up in a big way. DJ Moore has had multiple games with multiple TDs, and rookies Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland have come on strong.
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Rome Odunze missed the last five games of the regular season due to a stress fracture in his foot. They tried to bring him back, but it was clear he needed to be held out for the remainder of the regular season.
During a press conference today, Caleb Williams may have mistakenly alluded to the fact that they might be getting back their star receiver this week.
Bears QB Caleb Williams spoke to the media and it sounds like WR Rome Odunze is set to make his return vs the Packers this weekend:
— Bearsszn (@bearszn) January 6, 2026
"It's going to be great. Excited to have him back." 👀 pic.twitter.com/DdvwKVSbWr
It would be the first time in many weeks that the Bears would be at full strength offensively, and for their sake, it could not come at a better time.
We'll obviously learn more as the week progresses, but for now, it sounds like the Bears' offense just got more lethal.
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