The Bears have yet to make a trip to Lambeau Field on Jan. 2, but this game can not expect winner-takes-all showdown in the NFC North Green Bay. With the loss ThePack "tight in New England on Sunday night, Chicago can clinch the title in the NFC North Division with a win in Minnesota on Monday night.
Chicago (9-4) is currently in third place in the NFC playoffs, but jumped back in the NFC East-leading Philadelphia (10-4) beat the Vikings - Bears and Eagles are tied with 03, 07 matching record NFC opponent , But the brand of Chicago, would rise to 8.3 with a win on Monday.
The winner of the NFC North is guaranteed to end no less than third in the NFC - the fourth seed to win the NFC West, and keep a team in this division can not be a record of 8-8.
Even if Chicago loses Monday, the Packers are hoping to steal the division below. The Bears also lost the Jets in Week 16 at home, while Green Bay needed a victory over the Giants at Lambeau. Then Green Bay would have to win against Chicago on the last day of the regular season.
Green Bay has not even control their own destiny in the race for the wildcard, because the week 16 game against the Giants. New York, is currently No. 6 in the slot of the entire NFC 9-5 - Green Bay should be published next week, the Giants are, the Packers jumped to the position of the playoffs thanks to the tiebreaker edge over New York and Tampa Bay (8 -6).
Chicago (9-4) is currently in third place in the NFC playoffs, but jumped back in the NFC East-leading Philadelphia (10-4) beat the Vikings - Bears and Eagles are tied with 03, 07 matching record NFC opponent , But the brand of Chicago, would rise to 8.3 with a win on Monday.
The winner of the NFC North is guaranteed to end no less than third in the NFC - the fourth seed to win the NFC West, and keep a team in this division can not be a record of 8-8.
Even if Chicago loses Monday, the Packers are hoping to steal the division below. The Bears also lost the Jets in Week 16 at home, while Green Bay needed a victory over the Giants at Lambeau. Then Green Bay would have to win against Chicago on the last day of the regular season.
Green Bay has not even control their own destiny in the race for the wildcard, because the week 16 game against the Giants. New York, is currently No. 6 in the slot of the entire NFC 9-5 - Green Bay should be published next week, the Giants are, the Packers jumped to the position of the playoffs thanks to the tiebreaker edge over New York and Tampa Bay (8 -6).
| AFC Playoff Picture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IN | 1 | New England Patriots (12-2) - x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) - x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs (9-4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts (8-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens (10-4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New York Jets (10-4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STILL ALIVE | 7 | San Diego Chargers (8-6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jacksonville (8-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oakland Raiders (7-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Tennessee Titans (6-8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OUT | 9 | Miami Dolphins (7-7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Houston Texans (5-9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Cleveland Browns (5-9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Buffalo Bills (4-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Denver Broncos (3-11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Cincinnati Bengals (3-11)
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