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The NFL season is quickly moving through November, Thanksgiving is on the horizon, and yet it still feels like each week a different team ends up on the top of everyone’s power rankings.
The Chicago Bears keep on winning, improbably, but are moving in the right direction as they now sit atop their division.
The Kansas City Chiefs are falling, along with the other teams that can’t seem to win consistently. And then there are teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers who keep winning but somehow not that impressively.
But debate is half the fun of the NFL. Let’s take a look around at where the writers who rank put the Bears this week.
11. Chicago Bears (7-3) Previous Week: 15
Are there any Bears fans still alive out there? Sunday’s 19-17 victory in Minnesota became their third straight comeback win in the final 20 seconds of the game. Similar to the barn-burner in Cincinnati, the Bears blew a comfortable lead, yet willed their way to a last-second win. It’s hard to believe this team is (7-3), the same way that it’s ridiculous to think that they’ve played just one team that is currently over the .500 mark. That changes in Week 12 when the Steelers come to town.
12 (14): Chicago Bears (7-3)
The Bears pulled another win out of the fire, rallying for a field goal after the Vikings took a late lead. They’ve had five wins by five points or less. At some point that good fortune might run out, but they’ve already stacked seven wins and need only a few more to be in the playoff field.
16. Chicago Bears (18): It’s remarkable and commendable that they sit atop the NFC North. Right now. It’s also notable and maybe not ultimately viable given they have yet to beat a team with a winning record. For now.
7. Bears (No. 10; 7-3): They’re this year’s unofficial find-a-way franchise. And they might stumblebum into a division title.
11. Chicago Bears (13) At 7-3, they lead the division. Ben Johnson has done an impressive job in his first year. But now the schedule toughens up.
16. Chicago Bears (16) The Bears might be playoff ready in head coach Ben Johnson’s first year, but what we’re seeing right now is much bigger than just 2025. Rookie tight end Colston Loveland is coming into his own as a receiver, as is rookie receiver Luther Burden III. And quarterback Caleb Williams is spreading out opportunities evenly every week. While the passing game isn’t totally humming yet, we’re seeing flashes of what could be possible, and that could be the foundation for one of the league’s better offenses going forward.
14. Chicago Bears (16) The Bears are still...
