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The Bears still have to think long-term as they approach the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, but coach Ben Johnson said Monday there’s “a lot at stake” for his team at 5-3 after beating the Bengals 47-42 on Sunday.
Part of that, in his view, is making a run at winning the NFC North.
“We’re right in the mix of it,” Johnson said. “The parity of the NFL each and every year, it goes down to the wire. There’s a lot of stake. We can go any number of which ways here in the second half of the season, and it’s something our guys are going to get pretty excited about here.