The Chicago Bears are no longer the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff structure. They have fallen to the No. 7 spot and they have fallen behind the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North after suffering a 28-21 defeat at Lambeau Field.

At a glance, the Bears played a very good opponent and lost the game and gave up their advantage. The schedule may not be favorable either. After their Week 15 home game against the Cleveland Browns, they have a return match at Soldier Field with the Packers, a road game against the San Francisco 49ers and they close the season with the Detroit Lions.

In past years, a tough closing schedule for the Bears would mean the team would fold up and fail to take advantage of their opportunity to earn a spot in the NFC playoffs. But this is a different Bears team and

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