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The Bears may already be guaranteed their spot in the playoffs, but there’s still plenty left to be decided in these last games of the regular season.
The Cleveland Browns need to get back to the playoffs and could follow the order the Bears, Pats, Panthers, Jags took
Chicago Bears Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard III believes cosmic forces are at work, pushing his team toward an inevitable playoff destiny.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bears/onsi as Chicago Bears fans’ Week 17 holiday wish list: Who to root for.
The Chicago Bears are playoff-bound, but how can they clinch the NFC North, and who could they play in the postseason?
The Chicago Bears could have two critical players back by Sunday in San Francisco, while the 49ers may be down one of their top performers.
The Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers each earned a spot in the postseason thanks to the Detroit Lions' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Chicago needed a win of its own plus a loss or tie from the Lions, while the Niners needed a win of their own, a Detroit loss or a tie from both teams.