The best thing for the Bears could be losing to Green Bay. Let me take a moment and explain how much that first sentence hurt to write.
I have been a Chicago Bears fan all my life and think the world would be better without the Packers.
A Bears win could be a dangerous thing. A Packer loss matched with a Seattle win will give Seattle the number one playoff spot. Green Bay would get the two spot, and they will host the seven spot. That will be the Bears.
The Bears are in the playoffs with a win or tie, or an Arizona Cardinals loss or tie.
The number one spot can go in one of three directions. Green Bay gets the nod with a win. Seattle receives it with a win and Packer loss. If Green Bay and Seattle lose and New Orleans wins, the Saints get it. At least no one from the NFC Least can win it.
In reality, the Bears can meet anyone from Green Bay, Seattle, or New Orleans. No matter who the two seed is, it will be a tall order for the Bears. But to lose to the Packers in the playoffs. That is a long, hard recovery.
