Week 17: Bears at 49ers Sunday SNF 7;20 on NBC

[bukie]

On 12/24/2025 at 12:17 PM, BigbadB said:

There's also a weird scenario where everyone ties at 12-5 and the Eagles sneak past everyone for the 1 seed.

[UMFan83]

43 minutes ago, bukie said:

There's also a weird scenario where everyone ties at 12-5 and the Eagles sneak past everyone for the 1 seed.

Interesting, can you find that scenario?  Other places are reporting the Eagles can't get the 1 seed but definitely possible there is some obscure scenario that not many people are picking up on it.

Edit: In fact, the only way all 5 teams tie at 12-5 is with the Bears beating the 49ers and then SF beats Seattle (because Seattle has to lose twice to finish 12-5).  If that were to happen, the 49ers would win the division with a 3-1 H2H record vs Seattle/LAR, compared to 2-2 for Seattle/LAR.  If I'm reading the tiebreaking rules properly, if one team has a H2H sweep, they would win the tiebreaker, and in this case the Bears would be 2-0 against the 49ers and Eagles, the 2 teams they would be tied with.

Edited December 28, 2025 by UMFan83

[bukie]

38 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Interesting, can you find that scenario?  Other places are reporting the Eagles can't get the 1 seed but definitely possible there is some obscure scenario that not many people are picking up on it.

Edit: In fact, the only way all 5 teams tie at 12-5 is with the Bears beating the 49ers and then SF beats Seattle (because Seattle has to lose twice to finish 12-5).  If that were to happen, the 49ers would win the division with a 3-1 H2H record vs Seattle/LAR, compared to 2-2 for Seattle/LAR.  If I'm reading the tiebreaking rules properly, if one team has a H2H sweep, they would win the tiebreaker, and in this case the Bears would be 2-0 against the 49ers and Eagles, the 2 teams they would be tied with.

Oh, I see, the option is off the table now with SF's win Monday. It required LA to win the division, as Philly would win a 3 way tiebreaker with LA and Chicago.

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[Geographyhater8888]

9 hours ago, bukie said:

Oh, I see, the option is off the table now with SF's win Monday. It required LA to win the division, as Philly would win a 3 way tiebreaker with LA and Chicago.

Because of intra conference record?

[Soul]

I must not understand the rules.  The Bears beat the Eagles.  I would have thought that means the Bears win a tiebreaker with the Eagles.

[Geographyhater8888]

1 hour ago, Soul said:

I must not understand the rules.  The Bears beat the Eagles.  I would have thought that means the Bears win a tiebreaker with the Eagles.

Eagles also beat the Rams. Would it be intra conference record?

Edited December 28, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[Brian707]

DJ and OZ added to injury report with illness 

 Damn 

[bukie]

On the plus side, Darnell Wright is now on his way to Santa Clara.

[UMFan83]

If Seattle wins do you push these guys into the lineup?  I guess it depends a couple of things:

-Are you willing to risk falling to 3rd seed and playing SF/LA/SEA and if you win go on the road to Philly vs a guaranteed home game in the divisional round?

-Does SF rest their starters in Week 18 against Seattle if the Bears win tonight thus eliminating the Niners from the division race and nothing to play for except maybe 5 vs 6 seed (if LAR also loses)?  They’ve had a lot of injuries this year and some veterans in key positions that could use a week of rest  

The Bills/Eagles game this afternoon may make the first point moot and who knows what Detroit team we get next week at Soldier Field. I would think they’d be motivated to embarrass Ben Johnson again but they’re probably just trying to get the season over with after their deflating collapse  

 

[NorthsideAvenger]

1 hour ago, Brian707 said:

DJ and OZ added to injury report with illness 

 Damn 

Sounds like Kittle is "highly unlikely" to play. 

[Soul]

Effing flu.  We need that run game today.

 

[Wilson A2000]

Can’t we just give these guys the horse pills and be done with it?

[Banedon]

Darnell Wright is flying in to try and play.

[bukie]

 

[bukie]

 

[Brian707]

All things considered,  not too bad 

[Wilson A2000]

That’s about as good as you could hope for considering what we were hearing over the last 24 hours

[Banedon]

Honestly, OZ being down may be a good thing with his drop tendencies.

[Tryptamine]

31 minutes ago, Banedon said:

Honestly, OZ being down may be a good thing with his drop tendencies.

I'll take Jahdae Walker over him all day

[Rex Buckingham]

Glad Burden is back

[Rex Buckingham]

Hahahahahaha

[Rex Buckingham]

Jaylon absolutely blew that up

[Wilson A2000]

YES opening pick 6!

[Tryptamine]

Well that was about as good a start as we could have hoped for