Are The Chicago Bears Fading Away?

The Chicago Bears have lost three of four and dropped into a tie in the NFC North with the Green Bay Packers. With their hold on the division title slipping, a first-round playoff bye perhaps also disappearing with it, the Bears are now getting bad news on the injury front, with reports that linebacker Brian Urlacher will miss the rest of the regular season. All of which begs the question—is the regular season going to be all there is for the Bears? Let’s break down Chicago, see where they’ve both succeeded and failed and then look at the final four games on the schedule, in the context of the NFC playoff race.