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Chicago Bears

NFC North

What needs to happen for the Bears to make the playoffs

DGB Ratings gives the Bears (6-2) a 79% chance to make the NFL playoffs, and a 15% chance at the #1 seed and a first-round bye. Their biggest game is Week 17 vs Lions: 91% playoff odds with a win, 58% with a loss. Outside their own schedule, the result that matters most is Week 17's Texans at Packers: a Texans win puts their playoff odds at 83%, versus 76% if the other side wins.

Record
6-2
#1 seed / bye prob. right now
15%

Bears' remaining games-- click a result to see how the odds move

Playoff odds right now
79%
#1 seed / bye odds right now
15%
  • Week 9: vsBuccaneers
    62% to win
  • Week 11: vsSaints
    76% to win
  • Week 12: atLions
    50% to win
  • Week 13: vsJaguars
    52% to win
  • Week 14: atDolphins
    73% to win
  • Week 15: atBills
    41% to win
  • Week 16: vsPackers
    65% to win
  • Week 17: vsLions
    62% to win
  • Week 18: atVikings
    50% to win

Other games to watch

Nothing else around the league this week currently moves Bears's odds by more than a few points.