The Bears under John Fox were perennially benign, and in the first year of Matt Nagy Chicago has a chance at a first-round bye. An offense that has obvious holes is generally able to do enough, and when their good defense was able to add a great player, it took the next step and became the best in the league.
And so it appears the Bears suck a little less, at least for the time being.
With this season’s playoff hopes officially extinguished, Packers fans will turn their collective attention to coaching candidates and potential draft picks to lead a similar resurgence in Green Bay.