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Two months ago, the Chicago Bears were so bad that it looked like they'd earn the first two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft – theirs and Carolina's. But now the Bears are on such a roll, they just might sneak into the NFC playoffs. Justin Fields and Co. are three-point favorites to beat Atlanta on Sunday at Soldier Field.
It’s not going to be easy for the Bears to claim an NFC wild-card spot. They need to jump over five teams in the last two weeks to make it happen. But they can take care of two of those teams themselves with Sunday's game vs. Atlanta and next week's finale at Green Bay. Considering the Bears enter Sunday's game with four wins in their last six games – and the two losses were fourth-quarter collapses against the playoff-bound Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns – it's easy to project two more wins.
The biggest obstacle for the Bears (6-9) is the Seattle Seahawks (8-7), who only need to beat either the Pittsburgh Steelers this week or the hapless Arizona Cardinals next week to eliminate Chicago from contention.