Even after Sundays loss against the Raiders the Bears are still very much in the playoff race. The opportunity to defeat the Packers for the NFC North division is not likely. The Packers are currently sitting on an 11-0 record while the Bears are only at 7-4. In order for the Bears to win the division the Packers would basically have to lose the rest of their games and the Bears would have to win out. This is where the wildcard opportunity comes into play. The teams that win their divisions automatically make the playoffs. After that, they take two teams from each conference with the best record which are considered the wildcard spots. Currently the Bears are in a three way tie for the wildcard spot. The Bears (7-4) are tied with the Lions. (7-4), and the Falcons (7-4). All three of these teams have proven to be great this year and it will be interesting to see who will make it.
Lovie Smith states “I really like that we control our destiny. At this time of the season you want to get yourself in position. We’re in the playoff race and we do control that. We’ve got to take care of business.” The Bears and Lions currently are the same in the first two tiebreakers which are regular season record, and division record. The 3rd tiebreaker is the record vs 12 common opponents. The Bears are 5-3, and the Lions are 5-2. It will be a very close race to say the least and every game will be extremely important from now on.
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