Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2024
Commanders' win over Saints eliminates Bears from NFL playoff picture
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates the team’s 42-19 win against the Tennessee Titans in an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Landover, Md.(AP Photo/Steve Ruark) ORG XMIT: MDGW566Steve Ruark/AP Photos
This has been a long time coming for the Bears amid their seven-game losing streak: They were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention Sunday.
The team that sent them spiraling knocked them out. The Commanders finished off the Bears with their 20-19 win over the Saints. The Bears still had an unrealistic-but-technically-possible path to a playoff berth after their 38-13 loss to the 49ers last week.
