The Chicago Bears will be in unfamiliar territory Sunday afternoon when they kick off against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field.

Sunday will mark the first time in five seasons that the Bears will enter Week 15 with legitimate playoff aspirations with a 9-4 record. They last made the playoffs in 2020 at 8-8, and their best record heading into Week 15 since then was in 2023 when the Bears were 5-8.

The Bears and head coach Ben Johnson have steered away from the playoff conversation over the past month despite their best start to a season since 2018. Each time it’s come up, the Bears have said they haven’t earned enough wins to qualify for the postseason yet.

Johnson and his players have kept up that mantra with four games left in the regular season.

“We have goals and we know wh

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