The Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears will clash on Sunday in Week 14 of the NFL 2015 regular season, and even though both teams have the same records, the Redskins find themselves top of their division, where as the Bears are lagging in third in theirs. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and takes place from Soldier Field. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
Both teams come into this game on 5-7, but where as for the Redskins that is enough for a portion of the top spot in the NFC East, for the Bears a 5-7 record leaves them lagging in third spot in the NFC North and facing an early offseason without postseason football.
The Redskins are locked in a three way tie at the top of the NFC East, with the Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants all with the same record. The Dallas Cowboys are also not out of the picture yet despite them being back on 4-8, and arguably the worst division in the NFL looks like it will go down to the wire.
That makes today's game an essential one for the Redskins. If they can win today they will be guaranteed to stay on top of the division, and in all likelihood at least one of the other teams in the division are likely to slip up again today, meaning they will move that much closer to the postseason.
The Bears though are not out of it yet and if they can string a perfect end of the season together they still have the chance of claiming a Wild Card spot if other results go their way. But they must win today if they are to give themselves a realistic chance.
Earlier in Week 14 in the NFL regular season, the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals faced off on Thursday Night Football in a game full of drama and late twists.
The Cardinals came into the game as favorites, but the Vikings refused to give in and wouldn't fall away despite Arizona's best efforts.
A late rally in the final quarter saw Minnesota almost come back to take the game into overtime, and with just seconds to go they had moved into a perfect field goal position, which would have leveled the scores.
However, Dwight Freeney stripped the ball from Teddy Bridgewater with five seconds to play in a hugely disappointing ending for the Vikings. The turnover deprived Minnesota the opportunity to take the game to overtime and allowed the Cardinals to clinch a Playoff berth that night.
NFL fans across the country were held on the edge of their seats as the Vikings pulled back from 10 points down in the final quarter and when Bridgewater moved the Vikings to the 31 yard line with what should have been the final drive in the fourth it looked like the game would be heading to a mouthwatering overtime showdown.
But as Bridgewater went to throw the ball, Freeney managed to get a hand onto the quarterback's arm mid-throw to knock the ball loose. Calls Campbell punched on the loose ball and the game was dramatically and suddenly over.
It would be harsh to blame Bridgewater for the ending, seeing as the Vikings' comeback was very much based on his good work. The quarterback ended the game passing for 335 yards and a touchdown. Carson Palmer threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals.
Today's big NFL Week 14 game between the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
