The Chicago Bears are still alive for the playoffs in the NFC and on Sunday they will take on the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium and the game will be on FOX at 1 pm and will see Jay Cutler start for the Bears after the excellent play from Josh McCown and it could be the last chance for the Bears if they lose to get into the playoffs.
The team is coming off of a big win against the Dallas Cowboys that saw Josh McCown throw for 348 yards and the team got 100 yards from Brandon Marshall in the game and after playing against the Browns, the team will go on the road for Sunday night football against the Eagles and then they finish against Green Bay and that could have playoff or divisional implications depending on how the last couple weeks shake out. The Lions are tied for the division lead in the NFC North with the Bears and that makes the game on Sunday even more crucial and the Browns come in already eliminated but they have Josh Gordon and he has been on a tear lately. The Bears defense will have to play better against the pass and Gordon could have another huge game coming after putting up hundreds of yards over the past few weeks, including over 200 in back to back games for the first time in history.
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The Bears come into the game after making the tough decision to sit down McCown and while the bears have lost two of the past three games, he has played very well and he also beat the Packers and that is the team they will face at the end of the season. The team is on the road for the next two weeks before playing the Packers and the team is in the middle of a stretch of four games on the road out of five weeks and the team is getting some amazing play from Alshon Jeffery and he has been excellent alongside Brandon Marshall and the Bears have the best wideout duo in the league.
The team started the season 3-0 and are now ranked fifth in the league in passing yards per game and they come in ranked 10th in passing yards allowed and that is a big improvement from earlier in the season. The team is ranked last in rushing yards allowed per game and they will have to worry and focus on that on Sunday and the team is ranked 18th in rushing yards per game with Matt Forte dealing with things and the team has been excellent with McCown and now Cutler will get back under center.
