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OK. This is a post for everyone that wants to complain that the bears only have the record they do because of their weak schedule. Its an argument that drives me nuts. Below I have listed the top 7 NFC & AFC teams by record. next to the record I have listed how many games that team has won against another team with a winning record.

Atlanta leads the way with 4, although 2 of those are against Tampa who hasn't beaten a team with a winning record all season and is way overrated IMO. Philly, Baltimore and Pittsburgh have each beaten 3 teams with winning records.

After that, New Orleans, Green Bay, the Giants, New England AND THE BEARS have all all only beaten 2 teams with a winning record.

Oakland, Kansas City AND THE ALL MIGHTY TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD JETS have only beat 1 team with a winning record (and that was a home game for the Jets). Jacksonville and Tampa have not beaten a team with a winning record.

My point is, SOS is not an indicator of how good a team is. Who you beat is a good indicator of how good a team is. The Bears beat 2 of the top 5 teams in the conference. They lost to the Giants, making them 2-1 against the best. They need to show they can beat a top team on the road and may get their chance against the Pack at the end of the year. They are 9-3 because they earned it. Just like every other 9-3 team.

NFC
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Atlanta 10 2 VAWT = 4 (TB twice)
Chicago 9 3 VAWT = 2
N. Orleans 9 3 VAWT = 2
Philadelph 8 4 VAWT = 3
NY Giants 8 4 VAWT = 2
Green Bay 8 4 VAWT = 2
Tampa Bay 7 5 VAWT = 0

AFC
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NY Jets 9 2 VAWT = 1
NE 9 2 VAWT = 2
Baltimore 8 3 VAWT = 3
KC 8 4 VAWT = 1
Jack 7 5 VAWT = 0
Pittsburgh 8 3 VAWT = 2
Oakland 6 6 VAWT = 1

i totally agree, people need to zip it.

eye test guy's....the o line is looking better every week despite the sacks, our recievers are all becoming more then capable and the D, NUFF SAID.

People wouldn't be concerned about SOS if the Bears weren't winning all these games they should be winning. Good teams win games they are supposed to, and Chicago keeps doing that except the Seattle game.

I think the SOS gets weighted down by how bad Detroit, Buffalo, and Carolina are. That's 5 combined wins for 3 teams and the Bears are the only team to have faced all 3, plus the extra game with Detroit.

It will all play out in the next month, just a brutal finishing schedule left. Be thankful for all the "easy" wins now because it might take every one of them to make the playoffs.

Pretty good argument.

The should-have-been win against the Redskins would look really nice in the win total right now. Thanks for that Jay.

Cliff Levingston wrote:The should-have-been win against the Redskins would look really nice in the win total right now. Thanks for that Jay.

Jay? He actually won it on the QB sneak td, but Lovie failed to challenge it. So thanks to Lovie and the refs for that.

charity stripe wrote:

Cliff Levingston wrote:The should-have-been win against the Redskins would look really nice in the win total right now. Thanks for that Jay.

Jay? He actually won it on the QB sneak td, but Lovie failed to challenge it. So thanks to Lovie and the refs for that.

I believe Lovie thought we'd get the ball back in a short field and score. So he risked and saved his challenge so he would have one later if needed. Kind of a dumb risk but I understood it. DJ Moore did get that pick 6 but it got called back on a delay of game.

But the refs totally blew that call.