Here are the Week Nine Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:

Site This Week/Last Week Analysis
ESPN 10 (10) The Bears had a quiet bye week, and no one criticized the offensive play calling.
NFL.com 14 (14) This organization is taking some heat for the Matt Forte non-renegotiation, or whatever you want to call it, and deservedly so. Forte’s worst game of 2011: 82 yards from scrimmage. That’s better than all but one of Chris Johnson’s seven games of 2011. CJ2K makes roughly $9 million per year. Forte? $600,000 this year. Great if you’re like most of us working stiffs. Not so much if you’re one of the best backs in pro football with a limited career life span.
Sports Illustrated 17 (15) OK, Bears fans, here’s how your club has to navigate its final nine games to make the playoffs: The Bears win out in their remaining four home games, which gets them to eight victories, and then take care of business in their two most winnable road games, at Denver and Minnesota. That would equal 10-6, and then it would be a matter of whether Chicago would win a potential tiebreaker with Detroit or some other wild-card contender.
Yahoo Sports 15 (15) If Gabe (The Bear Jew) Carimi returns to the starting lineup, will I be able to talk my wife into letting me watch “Inglourious Basterds” in bed for the 12th time?
Fox Sports 14 (14) The Bears have cracked the code again and realize they can be pretty good if they run the ball and keep Cutler to 30-35 throws. The Eagles will test this winning formula by turning the game into a track meet, and if Michael Vick can open up the offense against the Bears’ zone defense, it could be a very long day for head coach Lovie Smith.
CBS Sports 16 (16) Their two victories before the bye have them talking playoffs again. Matt Forte is the biggest reason why.
Sporting News 16 (14) Let’s hope Forte used the bye week to rest up well, because his workload as the league’s premier all-purpose back won’t ease up against the Eagles, Lions and Chargers.
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 12 (12) Fresh off the bye week, the Bears will get back to work against the red-hot Eagles. The Bears need to build off the momentum they’ve gained over the last month. Solid play from Matt Forte and the offensive line have put the Bears back in the race in the NFC.
Pro Football Talk 13 (14) Matt Forte is still waiting for the phone and/or cash register to ring.
Pro Football Weekly 15 (15) With Chris Harris gone, youth movement in full effect at safety.
Walter Football 12 (13)  

 

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