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Sunday's game holds major draft implications for Bears

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Sunday's game at Soldier Field has major draft implications for the Chicago Bears (2-9) and 49ers (1-10).

According to ESPN’s Power Football Index, the Bears have a 24 percent chance of picking in the top 2 in the 2017 NFL draft.

Entering Sunday, the 49ers' chances of owning a top 2 pick sits at 58 percent.

Here is where it gets interesting.

If the Bears lose to San Francisco: Chicago’s chances of drafting first or second overall increases to 49 percent.

Conversely, the 49ers' odds fall to 30 percent.