The Bears will open the playoffs for next Sunday in New Orleans as Super Wild Card Weekend against the Saints, kicking off at 3:40 p.m. on CBS, Nickelodeon and Amazon Prime.
Despite the Packers’ 35-16 loss to Soldier Field on Sunday, the Bears qualify as the NFC’s no. 7 and last selected based on the Cardinals’ 18-7 defeat against the Rams in Los Angeles.
The Saints (12-4) is the number 2 seed. The other two NFC playoffs next weekend will feature the no. 6 rams (10-6) on the no. 3 Seahawks (12-4) and the no. 5 Buccaneers (11-5) at the NFC East Champion, either the Giants or Washington. The Packers (13-3) were the number one and scored a first round and their own home field advantage throughout the playoffs.