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Power Rankings: Week 17

Dec 29, 2015 at 06:14 AM

As the Bears get ready to take on the Detroit Lions, ChicagoBears.com takes a look at what national media outlets are saying about the Monsters of the Midway and how the team compares to the other 31 clubs in the NFL.

OVERALL BREAKDOWN
Average Bears ranking: 20.86
Average ranking last week: 21.43
Average change from last week: Improved by .57
Best ranking: 19 by USA Today
Worst ranking: 25 by ESPN

ESPN
Bears ranking:25
Last week: 24
Division Rivals: Lions 23, Packers 8, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Cardinals, Panthers, Patriots, Broncos, Jets

NFL.com
Bears ranking: 21
Last week: 23
Division Rivals: Lions 18, Packers 10, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Chiefs, Jets

FOX Sports
Bears ranking:20
Last week: 23
Division Rivals: Lions 18, Packers 12, Vikings 7
Top 5 overall: Cardinals, Panthers, Patriots, Chiefs, Broncos

CBS Sports
Bears ranking: 21
Last week: 19
Comments: "John Fox has done a good job with this banged-up team. They compete weekly."
Division Rivals: Lions 20, Packers 9, Vikings 10
Top 5 overall: Cardinals, Panthers, Patriots, Broncos, Bengals

Yahoo! Sports
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 22
Comments: "Jay Cutler hasn't had a multi-interception game all season, and he hasn't even thrown interceptions in back-to-back games since Sept. 27-Oct. 4. It has been a very good year for Cutler."
Division Rivals: Lions 22, Packers 10, Vikings 8
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Broncos, Bengals

Pro Football Talk
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 20
Division Rivals: Lions 23, Packers 6, Vikings 8
Top 5 overall: Cardinals, Panthers, Patriots, Broncos, Chiefs

USA Today
Bears ranking: 19
Last week: 19
Comments: "Jay Cutler has shown admirable progress in Year 10 of his career."
Division Rivals: Lions 22, Packers 11, Vikings 9
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Broncos, Chiefs

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