The Chicago Bears (11-5) came up just short against the San Francisco 49ers (12-4) in a Sunday night shootout for the ages, ultimately dropping a 42-38 game on the road to the NFC's potential one seed.
In a game that nearly saw touchdowns on the first and final plays from scrimmage, the Bears proved that, despite the loss, they can hang with the best teams in the NFL, giving fans a lot to look forward to with the start of the playoffs just two weeks away.
The Bears have already clinched a home playoff game and will be playing next week to see if they end up with the NFC's two or three seed, but it is still worth looking at what happened in Week 17, both good and bad, that led to their four-point primetime loss.