Overview
- Chicago holds the NFC’s No. 2 seed at 10-4 after a 31-3 win over the Browns, aided by losses by the Packers and Lions.
- The earliest playoff clinch comes this weekend if the Bears beat the Packers and the Lions lose to the Steelers.
- With a victory over Green Bay, Chicago can clinch the NFC North by then beating either the 49ers or Lions, or if the Packers later lose to the Ravens or Vikings.
- A Packers win would flip Chicago from the No. 2 seed to No. 7, and the Bears do not control the No. 1 seed with the 11-3 Rams and Seahawks in front.
- The remaining schedule is home vs. Green Bay, at San Francisco, and home vs. Detroit, with simulators placing playoff odds at roughly 74–85% and up to 97% if they defeat the Packers.