Here are the week 17 Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:

ESPN: #6 (Last week: #8)

Analysis, “Bears are tough to beat when they’re averaging 39 points in the past two games.”

SI.com: #6 (Last week: #8)

Analysis, “Having already locked up their playoff berth and passed out the NFC North championship hats and T-shirts in Minnesota the week before, it would have been easy for the Bears to suffer a letdown last Sunday against the Jets and not play with full intensity. But that was not the case, and that’s a very good sign for a Chicago team that’s obviously still hungry for more, and not just happy to be invited to the postseason party. The Bears locked up a first-round bye Tuesday night when the Vikings upset the Eagles, and Chicago’s charmed season just keeps getting better all the time.”

CBS Sports: #3 (Last week: #4)

Analysis, “Jay Cutler now has four consecutive seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes. He has 23 this season. Anybody still doubt him?”

WEEI: #6 (Last week: #8)

Analysis, “There must have been much celebration in Chicago when the unthinkable happened Tuesday night: the Vikings upset the Eagles. Philadelphia’s loss gives the Bears a first-round bye.”

Pro Football Talk: #6 (Last week: #8)

Analysis, “OK, maybe the Bears have a defense that can rattle Tom Brady.”

Yahoo Sports: #8 (Last week: #9)

Analysis, “If Brian Urlacher isn’t the NFL’s comeback player of the year, is Jay Cutler?”