FINALLY! It’s taken three coaches, two GM’s and countless player turnover, but the Chicago Bears finally assured themselves of a winning season. With their 15-6 win over the LA Rams, the Bears moved their record to 9-4, guaranteeing a winning season for the first time since 2012.
When you reach ten wins, it’s sort of a “safe zone” to assume that they will make the playoffs. Since the NFL moved to the 16-game schedule, only seventeen10-6 teams failed to make the playoffs up to that point. Well, make it eighteen as the Bears notched a 10-6 record in 2012, but only managed a third-place finish in the NFC North behind the 11-5 Green Bay Packers and 10-6 Minnesota Vikings.