Windy City Gridiron · Nov 3
NFC Playoff Picture: Chicago Bears solidify standing with Monday night win
The Chicago Bears were fifth in the NFC coming into Week 8, they fell behind the Detroit Lions on Sunday with their win, and now the Bears are back in the top Wild Card spot after Chicago’s Monday night win.
A great development for the Bears is the first loss of the season by the Minnesota Vikings. With Minnesota at 6-1 and the Bears at 6-2, Chicago likely controls their own destiny in the division. A Bears win over the Vikings would give both team two losses and two NFC North losses as well as two NFC losses. It would move the tiebreaker to the Strength of Victory tiebreaker until the Common Games opponents gets to four games, and Chicago would move ahead of Minnesota on the SOV.
