Here are the Week Seven Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:
Analysis, “They outscored opponents 98-27 in three games prior to bye. Look out, Lions.”
Sports Illustrated: #6 (Last week: #6)
Analysis, “Now that the Bears see the Packers might be closer in their rear-view mirror than they first appeared, it would behoove Chicago to keep the pedal to the metal and take care of business against the likes of the two-win Lions, the one-win Panthers and the two-win Titans in the coming three weeks. Because after that, the Bears will face seven consecutive games against teams that either currently have winning records, or are the hated Packers.”
CBS Sports: #3 (Last week: #6)
Analysis, “They have to come out of the bye feeling good about where they are — atop the division.”
Analysis, “It was bye week in Chicago, giving the Bears an extra week of preparation for the Detroit Lions’ visit on Monday night. The last time these two clubs met, Matt Stafford gave away more than Lindsay Lohan in an unplanned photo shoot.”
Fox Sports: #4 (Last week: #4)
Analysis, “The team is inconsistent on offense, but it is hard to argue against a defense that has scored just as many touchdowns as it has given up.”
Yahoo Sports: #5 (Last week: #10)
Analysis, “Off this week, and that’s a pretty big jump for a team that didn’t play. Maybe the Bears ought to keep sitting games out and just see how far they’ll rise.”
Pro Football Talk: #4 (Last week: #6)
Analysis, “Are we the only ones who see the irony in Jay Cutler complaining about how other people treat him?”
Pro Football Weekly: #4 (Last week: #6)
Analysis, “How to win a bye week: Bears in first in NFC North by not playing.”
Analysis, “The Bears will immediately be tested coming off their bye week when they take on their fellow NFC North opponent Lions. Right now, the division is the Bears to lose. They should take advantage of the early lead they’ve built because the Packers aren’t going to lay down.”
Best ranking: CBS Sports (#3)
Worst ranking: WEEI.com (#7)
Thoughts on this week’s power rankings?
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