LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears jumped two spots in the NFC hierarchy in a matter of two days.

Chicago swapped positions with the Philadelphia Eagles after a convincing 24-15 win on Black Friday, moving from No. 3 to No. 2 in the NFC standings. After the Los Angeles Rams lost to the Carolina Panthers 31-28, the Bears became the NFC's No. 1 seed on Sunday afternoon.

If the playoffs started today, the Bears would have a bye week to get healthy and begin postseason play in the divisional round with a home game. According to ESPN Research, this is the latest in a season that Chicago has held at least a share of the best record in the NFC since the end of the 2006 season.

That year, the Bears had the best record in the NFC (13-3) and lost to the Indianapolis Colts in Super B

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