The Chicago Bears can’t claim the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed after their 42-38 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

But plenty still is on the line for head coach Ben Johnson’s team.

A win over the Detroit Lions in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Soldier Field will give the Bears the NFC’s No. 2 seed. At worst, they will finish at No. 3 as they prepare for the wild-card round.

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Given what’s at stake, Johnson had a direct message about his approach in the game against his former team.

“Yeah, we’re playing to win this week,” the former Lions offensive coordinator said Monday.

Johnson’s mentality was similar to what Lions head coach Dan Campbell had to say Monday when he spoke to local reporters in Detroit. 

“Look, you can always find a lot out with one to go, and no, we’re not playing for the playoffs, but there are still things we can find out,” Campbell said. “And I expect the guys that we have here to give it what they got one more time. That’s the expectation.”

Campbell’s response shouldn’t surprise anybody, but the Lions are dealing with a lot of injuries. Most notably, Pro Bowl wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown injured his knee late in the Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Vikings.

But Campbell reiterated that if his players are healthy enough to play, they will.

The last time these teams played, in Week 2, the Lions blew out the Bears 52-21 at Ford Field. Chicago went on a series of winning streaks after that, and eventually stacked enough victories to claim its first NFC North title since 2018.

If the Bears defeat the Lions on Sunday, Johnson will finish 3-3 against NFC North opponents in his first year as the Bears’ head coach.