With the odds already heavily in favor of the Bears making the playoffs thanks to a white-knuckled 4-1 start and some of his offseason moves working out better than expected, general manager Ryan Pace might have done just enough to fend off his firing for another year.
Nobody thinks the Bears are a Super Bowl contender, but that almost certainly wasn’t the bar that chairman George McCaskey set for this season. McCaskey talked about the Super Bowl being the goal every year, but didn’t specify his expectations for Pace and coach Matt Nagy if they want to keep their jobs.