Hoge's Notes: Bears Still Control Playoff Fate
For the second year in a row, the Bears will enter Week 17 with a chance to clinch a playoff berth.
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For the second year in a row, the Bears will enter Week 17 with a chance to clinch a playoff berth.
The Bears' 54-11 loss to the Eagles Sunday night was nothing short of an epic meltdown on national television. And the performance was especially disturbing given what was at stake.
Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes, LeSean McCoy ran for two scores and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Chicago Bears 54-11 on Sunday night in a matchup of first-place teams with opposite stakes.
Delusions of grandeur danced in the back of your mind like so many sugarplum fairies. Admit it.
Le'Veon Bell scored a 1-yard touchdown with 1:28 left and the Pittsburgh Steelers withstood Green Bay's last throw into the end zone, dealing the Packers' playoff hopes a blow with a wild, 38-31 win Sunday.
The Bears got the help they needed Sunday afternoon and are now in position to win the NFC North with a win over the Eagles tonight.
Josh Brown's 45-yard field goal on the third drive of overtime lifted the New York Giants to a 23-20 win over Detroit on Sunday and eliminated the Lions from postseason contention.
Alex Olah scored eight of his 10 points in the second half and Kale Abrahamson had nine of his 11 in the final 20 minutes, allowing cold-shooting Northwestern to pull out a 58-52 win over Brown on Sunday.
Henry Melton was arrested in Texas early Sunday morning after police said he assaulted a bar manager.
Carlos Boozer scored 19 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak with a 100-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
