The division winner gets the tougher schedule and here's who the Bears will play, but one never knows who improves and drops in the NFL on a year-to-year basis.

The Chicago Bears’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday eliminated them from contention for the top seed in the NFC, but they still have plenty to play for this week.

Losing to the 49ers in a game where they just ran out of time isn’t a death knell. Instead, the Bears deserve to hold their heads high. We learned this team's offense is ready for the playoffs.

After giving up over 300 rushing yards to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the Green Bay Packers claimed defensive tackle Jonathan Ford off waivers on Monday. Ford was originally drafted by the Packers in 2022 in the seventh round. He spent three years with the team, but never played in a regular-season game for Green Bay.

A passionate, beloved music education and band teacher at A.N. Pritzker Elementary School in Wicker Park, Dr. Jenai Jenkins was presented with the Bears’ Classroom Legends award, powered by CDW, which

Even with the loss, the Bears still proved on offense they can hang with other high-octane offenses that await in the NFC playoffs and learned the hard way that the defense needs to hold up their end of the bargain a little more to better give this team a chance come playoff time.

The Bears have the potential to become the NFC's No. 1 seed with victories over the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions and one loss by the Seattle Seahawks.