T.J. Edwards will miss his sixth game this season, still recovering from hand surgery and a hamstring issue, and Noah Sewell is out.

While the Bears enter Week 12 with a 7-3 record, the final seven weeks of the season will prove if they're actual playoff contenders.

The Bears are playoff contenders, but being contenders isn’t enough. Bears need to become stone cold killers and have seven weeks to get there.

DraftKings has them at -750 and FanDuel has them at -590. The implied odds on that are 88% and 85% respectively. NFL.com has a playoff projection system that gives them an 86% chance of making it, while ESPN FPI has them at 90%. Lastly, FTN, the home of DVOA, has them at 86% and the Athletic has matched that in their projections as well.

The Chicago Bears are hoping to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season, and they’re currently lined up for a tough postseason matchup.

We’re about to find out just who exactly the Chicago Bears are. Led by Caleb Williams’ late-game heroics, setting a franchise record with eight comeback

Pro Football Focus lists the Bears as one of the teams with the most at stake when it comes to their playoff chances this weekend. With a win, they will have a 69% of punching their ticket to the Big Game. Meanwhile, a loss would put them at 40%.

Beat his ass. It’s November 19th, and your Chicago Bears are in first place in the NFC North. I repeat, it’s November 19th, and your Chicago Bears are in first place in the NFC North. “They haven’t beaten anybody.”

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