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Vikings Help Bears Get 1st Round Bye
Vikings win helps secure a first round bye for the Chicago Bears.
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Vikings win helps secure a first round bye for the Chicago Bears.
Since their bye-week in November, the Bears have shown a different side of the team. Chicago is happy with their position and could earn a bye-week before they face Green Bay.
The Bears will be in the playoffs, this much we know. But, their exact seeding is still up in the air, and could see significant change over the course of the NFL's final week.
You've worried about the offense. And, now, you've worried about the defense.
Say they don't win another game. Say the Bears lose to the Jets, lose to the Packers and lose in the first round of the NFC Playoffs. (I'm not saying they will, mind you. Not at all.) Would you still declare Chicago's 2010 NFL season a success?
With the Packers' loss last night to the New England Patriots, the Bears can now clinch the NFC North title, and a spot in the playoffs.
The Bears have a lot on their minds this week. They don't know for sure where their game against the Vikings will be played and they can lock up the division with a win. LISTEN: TOM THAYER
The Bears know just how good the New England Patriots are, and the Green Bay Packers are about to find that out for themselves.
The Bears lost to the New England Patriots by 29 points. But the single loss won't derail the team's season.
In the Bears' last six games they're 5-1. That one loss, as we all know, was an ugly game for the Bears that has some fans worry about the future of the team. But the big picture goal is still attainable.
The Bears went from playing their best football of the season, to playing their worst game of the season. Despite the 36-7 loss to the Patriots, the Bears can still lock up the division, and a playoff berth, with a win over the Vikings and a Green Bay loss.
The NFL has started to take head injures much more serious this season. Players are being held out of games that, in the past, they would have played in. Recent data, that was received by the Associated Press, points to the fact the concussions are being reported more frequently and are being taken more seriously.
The Bears may have lost to the Patriots' at home on Sunday, but that loss was minimized when the Green Bay Packers lost on the road in Detroit. If the Packers had won they would have pulled into a tie with the Bears. However, the Lions got their first division with since 2007, and the Bears are still in first place.
So the Bears are not as good as the Patriots. We probably knew that, at least those of us who expressed pessimism about their chances, even in mythically-advantageous weather.
Tom Brady and his golden arm (and his golden locks … and his golden pair of UGGs) are coming to town. The Bears are in first place at 9-3. And, at 10-2, the New England Patriots can say the same.
Tom Brady is putting together a MVP-caliber season. And despite the expected weather conditions for Sunday's game, stopping the Patriots' quarterback will be no easy task for the Bears' defense.
For the rest of the Bears' season, every game is important. With the Packers only one game back, the Bears are in a must win situation, especially with the Patriots coming to town.
The perception of the Chicago Bears changes week to week. One week their destined for the playoffs, the next they're doomed to get passed, by the Green Bay Packers. For the team, their only focus is on the next game.
The Bears have made vital improvements and have won five consecutive games. However, they're still not a lock to make the playoffs.
With a record of 7-3, the Bears aren't a joke. But I still can't take them seriously. Can you?
With a lead the NFC North the Bears are don't have to worry about what other teams are doing. But with a few losses that could change.
A large part of the 7-3 season for the Bears has been the stellar play of the defense. While the offense has been inconsistent, the defense has dominated in nearly every game.
The Score's Joe Ostrowski ranks the top ten NFL teams heading into week 10. The Bears don't make his top ten, but a win over the Vikings might just push them over the limit.
Outside of the Carolina game, the Bears have been primarily a passing offense. However, against the lowly Bills it would be a crime not to commit to the run.
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