It's been a miserable season for the Chicago Bears in 2016.
Not Cleveland miserable, mind you, but a 3-11 season makes the Chicago winter feel even darker and more brutal.
However, scattered among the dark clouds have been bright spots. Rookie running back Jordan Howard eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season in Sunday's loss. And while it didn't end in a victory over the hated Green Bay Packers, quarterback Matt Barkley once again kept the team in the game until the end.
In fact, Barkley's play over the last month has raised a possibility over that would have been called lunacy not too long ago—actually, a pair of possibilities.