LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears enter the postseason with nothing to lose.
Gone are the feel-good days of September and October when the Bears raced out to a 5-1 record and sat atop the NFC North. What ensued over the final 10 weeks of the regular season ranks among the franchise’s worst all-time collapses.
The Bears went from division contender to NFC also-ran in the blink of an eye during a six-game losing streak that dropped Chicago out of playoff contention until a late-season surge against inferior competition (Houston, Minnesota, Jacksonville).