PHILADELPHIA — It's really hard (maybe impossible) to find a silver lining in the mounting Chicago Bears' losses at the midway point in the 2019 season. Losers of four-straight games and owners of a 3-5 record, the Bears are stuck in a state of preseason football on offense, and a defense that's endured more than its fair share of responsibility to keep games close.
But fear not! It could be worse!
Sunday's 22-14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was just one of four defeats suffered by the NFC North. The division was otherwise swept by the AFC West.
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The Los Angeles Chargers pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the week in their defeat of the Green Bay Packers, 26-11, and the Matt Moore-led Kansas City Chiefs upended the red-hot Minnesota Vikings, 26-23. The Detroit Lions, meanwhile, fell to the Oakland Raiders, 31-24.
On one hand, the Bears blew a golden opportunity to make a jump in the NFC North standings while taking out a potential wild-card candidate on Sunday. On the other hand, they didn't fall any further behind in the division.
Through nine weeks, the NFC North standings are:
1. Packers (7-2)
2. Vikings (6-3)
3. Lions (3-4-1)
4. Bears (3-5)
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Next up on Chicago's schedule is the Lions. At this point, it's foolish to say it's a winnable game. But it is a week that the Bears, if they win, can at least get out of the division's cellar.
So, yeah. Chicago has that going for them.
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