Post Week 16 games.

2018 was probably the last time the national media had the Bears ranked this high. Here are the top 10 power rankings and the Bears ranking:

CBS Sports - 4th
Yahoo - 5th
NFL.com - 6th
Sharp - 6th
NBC/PFT - 7th
ESPN - 8th
The Score - 8th
Fox/Brady - 9th
USA Today - 9th
nfelo - 10th

Average - 7.2

It feels like any team in the top 10 has a shot at the Super Bowl, the Rams are the closest to a complete team and they just lost to the Seahawks.

If the Bears beat the 49ers, they have to be considered a top 5 team, which is hard to believe, and it is wild to see some rankings already have them in the top 5. 

The Bears also are 3-1 vs current playoff teams, the best record in the NFL against playoff teams, tied with the Chargers, but the Bears have the better pts differential in those games. Go figure.

If SF wins out, they get the #1 seed and never have to leave home. The SB is in SF .

12 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

If SF wins out, they get the #1 seed and never have to leave home. The SB is in SF .

SEA has to lose to CAR and SF has to win their last two for the #1 seed.

I know it's been said before, but help me out so I don't have to sort through all the posts to find it.

What has to happen for the Bears to take the #1 seed? If we go 13-4, do we clinch it, or would we still need help?

For the Bears to have a 1st round bye week to heal and prepare would be awesome.

37 minutes ago, Pixote said:

I know it's been said before, but help me out so I don't have to sort through all the posts to find it.

What has to happen for the Bears to take the #1 seed? If we go 13-4, do we clinch it, or would we still need help?

For the Bears to have a 1st round bye week to heal and prepare would be awesome.

Bears win last 2, SEA loses 1 of 2, that's it. 

8 minutes ago, adam said:

Bears win last 2, SEA loses 1 of 2, that's it. 

Thanks. So we will need opponents of SEA this week or next to give us a little help.

Odds are not great for the Bears to get the #1 seed, but then again, the odds before the season began for the Bears to have achieved what we have so far were probably far greater.

29 minutes ago, Pixote said:

Thanks. So we will need opponents of SEA this week or next to give us a little help.

Odds are not great for the Bears to get the #1 seed, but then again, the odds before the season began for the Bears to have achieved what we have so far were probably far greater.

SEA plays in CAR this week, then in SF next week. Two tough games with coast-to-coast travel.  SEA is favored by 7 over CAR, but are currently 4.5 underdogs against SF in Week 18. The Bears are only 3 pt underdogs. 

On 12/25/2025 at 6:06 AM, adam said:

Post Week 16 games.

2018 was probably the last time the national media had the Bears ranked this high. Here are the top 10 power rankings and the Bears ranking:

CBS Sports - 4th
Yahoo - 5th
NFL.com - 6th
Sharp - 6th
NBC/PFT - 7th
ESPN - 8th
The Score - 8th
Fox/Brady - 9th
USA Today - 9th
nfelo - 10th

Average - 7.2

It feels like any team in the top 10 has a shot at the Super Bowl, the Rams are the closest to a complete team and they just lost to the Seahawks.

If the Bears beat the 49ers, they have to be considered a top 5 team, which is hard to believe, and it is wild to see some rankings already have them in the top 5. 

WTF is nfelo? Is it a web series from Wisconsin?

14 hours ago, adam said:

SEA plays in CAR this week, then in SF next week. Two tough games with coast-to-coast travel.  SEA is favored by 7 over CAR, but are currently 4.5 underdogs against SF in Week 18. The Bears are only 3 pt underdogs. 

If/when the Bears beat SF, Will they have anything left to play for against Seattle?