I guess one NFC team wants to fight for a Wild Card after all...
The Bears are moving in the right direction, but their hole might be just a touch too deep, thanks to their 2-5 conference record.
Yep. Minnesota goes to 8-3 and reclaims the top of the NFC North standings. At this point, the Vikings could choke the rest of the way and still conceivably get a Wild Card with an 8-8 record. Nobody else in the NFC seems to be trying to get into that position.
In Minnesota loses out and goes 8-8, I don't see them finishing ahead of Chicago. The Bears would be 6-6 with a win over the Vikes, and if they can win that game in Minnesota, I don't see them losing more than one of their remaining games (SF, WAS, TB, DET).
Which all in all means this season will be at least a minimal success for we in Philly regardless of what our final record is, knowing that we probably broke Dallas for good this year when we knocked him out back in Week 2, which for we can be as good as winning it all.
And Philly fans wonder why nobody likes them. Breaking someone's bones isn't exactly something that should be cheered in polite society.