The Bears (5-6) enter Week 13 one game behind the Falcons (6-5) and Seahawks (6-5) in the race for the second and final wildcard berth in the NFC.
But coach John Fox and his players are focusing solely on Sunday's home game against the 49ers (3-8) and not any possible playoff scenarios.
"I've always been a big believer in keeping the focus small," Fox said Friday. "When you start thinking about the fifth game and the fourth game and the playoffs and what you're doing for Christmas dinner, you're not focused on the job at hand and that is the 49ers.