The Chicago Bears slide reached three in a row, and were officially eliminated from playoff contention. They also took a hit in this week’s NFL Power Ratings.
Well, the season went down a sink hole in a hurry. Three weeks ago, we were talking about scenarios in which the Chicago Bears could make it to the playoffs.
Now, after three straight losses, the Bears are officially eliminated from playoff contention, and the only scenarios we are talking about now are ones in which they have a higher draft pick.
Head coach John Fox expressed disappointment in the team’s effort on Sunday, and with the overall Chicago Bears’ record.
"As we’ve talked about our record, it’s disappointing. I think it’s disappointing probably to our fans. I know it is to us in this building, whether you’re a player or a coach or administrator. That was probably one of our better performances, that Green Bay game. But that was four games ago. We’ve had three games since. We had opportunities. Yesterday was probably our poorest performance of those three games."
The coaching staff will analyze how well the current players perform in the final two games to determine who will be good enough to play on next season’s roster. There will be big decisions that need to be made.
The Chicago Bears will also try to surpass last season’s dismal win total of five. They are there now, so they need just one to do it, but the way they are playing, they may lose both both games remaining.
The slide also affected the Chicago Bears’ ranking in this week’s NFL Power Rankings. As the losses mount, their slide goes deeper.
Let’s see how this week’s rankings look: