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Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills

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Week 15, 2026 · Highmark Stadium · Saturday, Dec 19, 8:20 PM ET · outdoors

Chicago Bears
6–2 · Elo 1639 · Caleb Williams
Elo: BUF 57%
Buffalo Bills
6–1 · Elo 1646 · Josh Allen · Home

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What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsBUFCHINote
EloBUF 57%57%43%BUF 1646 vs CHI 1639, implied spread BUF −1.9
The blendBUF 57%57%43%

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The spot: Everything else

Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.

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Injury report

ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.

TeamPlayerPosStatusInjury
CHICase KeenumQBOutCoach's Decision · Keenum (coach's decision) is inactive but will operate as the Bears' emergency third quarterback for Monday night's matchup against the Seahawks.
CHIJayden LovingDTOutCoach's Decision · inactive
CHIJordan McFaddenGOutCoach's Decision · inactive
CHIJordan van den BergDTOutCoach's Decision · inactive
CHIKyle MonangaiRBOutThumb · inactive
CHIMalik Muhammad IICBOutToe · Muhammad (toe) is inactive for Monday's game against the Seahawks.
BUFDee AlfordCBOutAnkle · Alford (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against Baltimore.
BUFGreg GainesDTOutCalf · out
BUFSpencer BrownOTOutBack · out
BUFTyrell ShaversWROutKnee - ACL · The Bills designated Shavers (knee) to return from the reserve/PUP list Wednesday, but he will not play against the Ravens on Sunday, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
BUFDJ MooreWRQuestionableKnee · Moore indicated following Sunday's 36-10 win over the Ravens that he's okay in the wake of his late-game exit due to a knee issue, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
BUFJoshua PalmerWRQuestionableHamstring · Palmer (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Ravens.

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