Who would have thought that the Chicago Bears would be in this position. The hiring of Ben Johnson was expected to herald a change for the downtrodden franchise, but many expected that change to happen in two, maybe three years. And yet, t he Bears come into Week 13 as the top seed in the hyper-competitive NFC North.

Coming into the year, a late-season battle for a Wild Card spot would have been the best possible scenario for the Bears. Now, there's a path for Chicago to play a postseason game at home. Even with their record and their gutsy wins, though, the analytical models don't seem to favor the Bears in the playoff push.

Let's look at three major statistical playoff prediction models and see what they foresee for the Bears.

FTN Fantasy's DVOA

Defense-adjusted Value Over Aver

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