The Bears will open the playoffs in what is being announced as Super Wild Card Weekend against the Saints next Sunday in New Orleans, scheduled to start at 3:40 pm (CT) on CBS, Nickelodeon and Amazon Prime.
Despite losing to Packers 35-16 on Sunday at Soldier Field, the Bears qualified as number 7 in the NFC and the final seed due to the Cardinals’ 18-7 loss to the Rams in Los Angeles.
The saints (12-4) are the second seed. The other two NFC playoff games next weekend will feature No. 6 Rams (10-6) at No. 3 Seahawks (12-4) and No. 5 Buccaneers at champions NFC East, Giants or Washington. As seed number 1, the Packers (13-3) won goodbye in the first round and the advantage of playing at home during the playoffs.