Chicago Bears Need To Wake Up and Smell the Playoffs

December 17, 2010   ·   Kevin Murphy   ·   Jump to comments

While it's hard to take positives from a 36-7 beating administered by the now Super Bowl favorite New England Patriots, there is one thing that the Chicago Bears' players and coaching staff can take away from an otherwise dismal week 14: the Green Bay Packers also lost.
Yes, you read that right, Bears fans. While you and I were watching Tom Brady and the Patriots offense butcher the Bears on their home field, it was easy to forget that the Packers had just laid an egg in Detroit, losing the game and their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the process. This keeps Green Bay one game behind the Bears at 8-5. Even more important than that, however, is this: Green Bay's division record is now 3-2 to the Bears 4-0. 
It might be hard to think positive after being beaten so thoroughly by a team that could be a Super Bowl opponent. But lets be honest here. The Bears locker room, let alone their fans, can't possibly be looking that far ahead at this point. Who's to say that Chicag...

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