The first-place Chicago Bears just may be on their way to playing postseason football.
That's because the Bears were victorious in Week Eight as they defeated the undermanned New York Jets, and their three NFC North rivals lost. The Detroit Lions got battered at home by the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers played well in losing on the road to the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings were beaten by double-digits at home by the New Orleans Saints.
As a result, Chicago (4-3) has a half-game lead over Minnesota (4-3-1), with Green Bay (3-3-1) in third and Detroit (3-4) in the cellar.