A Run For The Playoffs

by Adam T on Nov 15, 2007 1:11 PM CST in Notes

This article gives a brief run down on where all the teams the Bears are fighting for a playoff spot are:

However, if the Bears beat Seattle, it would not only provide their first winning streak of the season, but would also put pressure on the three teams - Detroit, the New York Giants and Washington - in front of them in the race for two NFC wild-card playoff spots. All three lost Sunday.

The Bears, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Carolina and Arizona are all 4-5.

"If we take care of business, we know we'll be in good shape at the end of the year," Smith said. "For us, we started this second half of the season. We're in the third quarter and Seattle is up next."

The Bears would lose any tiebreaker with the Lions, who beat the Bears twice this season.

The Redskins (5-4) have home and road games against Dallas, road games vs. Tampa Bay, the Giants and Minnesota, and home games vs. Buffalo and the Bears (Dec. 6) remaining.

The Giants (6-3), who have a history of second-half collapses, have road games left against Detroit, the Bears (Dec. 2), Philadelphia and Buffalo, and home games vs. the Vikings, Redskins and New England.

The Lions have an extremely difficult road ahead after hosting the Giants on Sunday. They have to play Green Bay home and away, Dallas and Kansas City at home, and have dates at Minnesota and San Diego.

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Wishful Thinking :)

Go Seahawks!!!

by Scruffy Lefty @ Windy City Gridiron on Nov 15, 2007 2:31 PM CST reply actions

It all starts with you!

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Nov 15, 2007 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

Hide the woman

The Sex Cannon is coming to your town and since most of the men in Seattle hang out in coffee shops it might be best to hide them too.

by beardown on Nov 15, 2007 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

We need to play in the same division

Go Seahawks!!!

by Scruffy Lefty @ Windy City Gridiron on Nov 15, 2007 4:07 PM CST up reply actions

There's only one woman in Seattle?

Man, now I'm really glad I've never been there.

I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus

by iowaBear on Nov 15, 2007 6:48 PM CST up reply actions

Playoffs! Playoffs!

Think Coach Mora

by phastphil on Nov 15, 2007 2:50 PM CST reply actions

We suck against sucky teams ...

so 'strength of schedule' means f'ing nothing down the stretch. Beat Green Bay, lose like Dogs to the Vikings. Beat Philly, lose like a bunch of Tijuana crack whores to the Lions. We have a joke of a running game and our defense is spotty at best.

EOM

I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus

by iowaBear on Nov 15, 2007 6:50 PM CST reply actions

lol

detroit is better than philly, so that doesn't really help your argument.

by lopey986 on Nov 16, 2007 12:44 PM CST up reply actions

Well put iowabear

by Peoria Matt on Nov 15, 2007 7:48 PM CST reply actions

call me stupid....

but we looked like shit in 2005 too, and busted out what i believe was an 8 game winning streak. wishful thinking? probably. but until it's broken up it's something to shoot for

by Ando on Nov 15, 2007 9:51 PM CST reply actions

Ummm ...

"but until it's broken up it's something to shoot for"

That ONE-game win streak? Against the f'ing Raiders? Wow, yah, hope we can sustain that BIG MO!

For the record, in 2005 we had a defense that was, on the whole, better than last year's. And last year's was better than this year's. I have hopes, but not high expectations.

I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus

by iowaBear on Nov 15, 2007 10:33 PM CST up reply actions