The Bears are back in first place of the NFC North and up to the two seed in the NFC. @wiltfongjr has the details here.

Enough of the season has passed to allow us to start back up one of our favorite series on Vikings Wire: NFC North Mock Drafts

Bears coach Ben Johnson became the first head coach in franchise history to win 10 games in his first season at the helm.

One of the tightest division races is the NFC North, where three teams are still very much alive in the hunt for the crown. The Green Bay Packers currently sit atop the heap at 9-3-1, but the Chicago Bears (9-4) and the Detroit Lions (8-5) are right behind them.

The Green Bay Packers defeated their NFC North foe, the Chicago Bears, in thrilling fashion as Keisean Nixon picked off Caleb Williams in the end zone to end the game.

The Green Bay Packers took sole control of the division and the NFC's top seed, defeating the Chicago Bears at home. The Packers' defense took over in the first half but allowed 18 second-half points, and it was an underthrown fourth-down pass that kept the game tied late. Jordan Love threw three touchdowns, two of which were on the deep ball.

It was probably inevitable after losing four straight games to fall to 4-8, but the Minnesota Vikings were officially eliminated from the NFC Playoffs Sunday after the Chicago Bears pounded the Cleveland Browns 31-3.

The victory over Cleveland keeps the Bears' NFC North playoff hopes alive. Per The Athletic, Chicago now has a 32% chance of winning the division. If they beat the Green Bay Packers at home in Week 16, it will jump to 61%. Even if the Bears don't win the NFC North this season, the organization should feel highly optimistic about its future.