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Playoff picture: What the Chicago Bears need to reach the 2023 NFL playoffs

Tayyib Abu
Playoff picture: What the Chicago Bears need to reach the 2023 NFL playoffsGetty
Can the Bears barge their way into the playoffs?

The 6-9 Chicago Bears are still alive in the NFC playoff race. Three wins from their last four games have given the Bears a remote shot at making the playoffs. 

The Bears have a 1% of making the postseason. They are 12th in the NFC, five places behind the last playoff place. The Bears can only get to 8-9 with two games left. In front of Chicago is a glut of 7-8 teams and the 8-7 Seattle Seahawks. 

The simplest way that the Bears can make it is if they win their final two games, and the Seahawks, LA Rams, and New Orleans Saints all lose their final two games. 

However, the Bears have their backs to the wall. They will be eliminated from playoff contention if they do not win this Sunday. It would be a modern NFL miracle if the Bears made the playoffs. 

Who do the Bears still have to play?

  • Week 17 vs. Atlanta Falcons
  • Week 18 at Green Bay Packers

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