The No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft is a genuine possibility for the Bears.
Granted, they don’t hold their own destiny in the “race” for the top spot. The Texans still have the worst record in the NFL, and it will take both the Bears losing out and the Texans winning at least one of their two remaining games for the first pick to flip to Chicago.
That said, the Texans beating the Titans on Saturday moved the Bears within just half of a game of the No. 1 pick. Houston has the 7-8 Jaguars — a team on the rise but one they beat in October — and the 4-10-1 Colts — a team they tied in Week 1 that is falling off a cliff — remaining on their schedule.