In a lost season, there are plenty of "what ifs" to go around. The Chicago Bears have found interesting and outright baffling ways to lose a handful of football games this year. How different would the season be if all those close games went the other way? Kford Ratings released a graphic showing the updated standings if every NFL team's one-score games were flipped.
Bears fans, look away if you are easily disturbed by graphic images...
The Chicago Bears would currently hold the number two seed in the NFC and be well-positioned for the postseason. The margin for error in the NFL is razor-thin. Teams that are well-coached and well-prepared rise to the occasion during close games, while ones that are poorly coached and lack focus frequently lose out. On Sunday, the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs won their record 15th one-score game in a row with their win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears were an NFL worst 5-17 in one-score games during Matt Eberflus' tenure.
The good news for the Bears, at least, is that they didn't add to that terrible stat during their recent game against the San Francisco 49ers.
