Sunday’s 26-21 victory over Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers actually hurt the Chicago Bears in the latest edition of ESPN’s NFL Power Rankings.
Despite picking up their sixth win of the season, the Bears fell one spot to No. 25, while Tampa dropped five places to No. 22.
The 5-10 Baltimore Ravens are even ahead of Chicago at No. 24 by virtue of their upset over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The Bears are somehow the lowest-ranked 6-9 team on the board, even though John Fox’s crew just beat the Buccaneers head-to-head, on the road.