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The Bears have a long way to go and a brutal schedule remaining, but the fact is they have a chance at the playoffs at 6-3. They’re in third place in the NFC North — close behind the 6-3 Lions and 5-2-1 Packers — and hold the seventh seed in the conference.
“We understand the urgency that’s at hand,” coach Ben Johnson said Monday after a 24-20 win over the Giants. “We know where we are in the NFC right now, but the biggest thing and the message to the team is that we’re a 6-3 team that’s looking to get to 7-3.