If you didn’t know any better, you’d think Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears were fighting for a Wild Card berth, not currently owning the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

And that’s exactly the way he wants it.

When asked by reporters about the Bears sitting atop the NFC after their win on Black Friday, combined with the Los Angeles Rams’ lose to the Carolina Panthers, the first-year Bears head coach gave a seasoned veteran’s answer.

“It doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “There’s five games left. We got a long ways to go. We have not been guaranteed a spot in the tournament yet. We have to earn that right. … The job is not done. We haven’t accomplished anything yet.”

Kobe Bryant would be proud.

For certain, Johnson and the Bears must be happy with being the top dog in the NFC at the moment, esp

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