The Chicago Bears are returning to the postseason for the second time in three seasons since Matt Nagy took over as head coach. While the Bears were in control of their playoff destiny — win in Week 17 and they’re in — they needed a little help along the way.
While Chicago would make the playoffs with a win over the Green Bay Packers, they could also get in with an Arizona Cardinals loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Ultimately, Chicago lost 35-16 to the Packers, but the Rams defeated the Cardinals 18-7, which helped stamp the Bears’ ticket to the postseason.
Twitter had plenty to say about Chicago’s return to the playoffs — and after their poor performance against Green Bay, there’s a mixture of surprising optimism, pessimism and realism heading into a wild-card match-up against the No. 2 seed New Orleans Saints.
#DaBears rolling into the 2020 #NFL playoffs pic.twitter.com/H5pEPbmM8J
— 🅑🅔🅐🅡🅢🅖🅡🅛 (@BearsGrl80) January 4, 2021
Playoff time. pic.twitter.com/4E4YNQ1sfY
— Matt Clapp (@DaBearNecess) January 4, 2021
The Bears are the only team that can make you feel upset after 2 playoff appearances in 3 years 😭
This franchise man lol
— DaWindyCity Productions (@DawindycityP) January 4, 2021
Bears Blackhawks
🤝
Qualifying for expanded playoff formats in a pandemic— Second City Hockey (@2ndCityHockey) January 4, 2021
Bears lost 6 straight and still make the playoffs. If that’s not enough silver lining for you in the year of the millennia, then you’re probably dead. I’m still ticking and holding out hope. Crazier things have happened.
— Barstool Carl (@barstoolcarl) January 4, 2021
Bears are gonna be in the playoffs. That’s all that matters right now.
— 💯 (@DrunkTrubisky) January 4, 2021
BEARS ARE IN.
Thank you, Rams.
In my opinion, when you've only made the playoffs five times in 25 years, you celebrate the chance to watch your team get their ass kicked in the postseason.🤷♀️🥳🍻
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) January 4, 2021
Do the #Bears "deserve" to be in the playoffs? No. But… pic.twitter.com/RiJHt0QGb3
— Aaron T. Starks 🌊 (@StarkyLuv73) January 4, 2021
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE…
…with a playoff berth!#Bears
— Silvy (@WaddleandSilvy) January 4, 2021
It’s totally on brand for the #Bears that after today’s game they could have a head coach who’s made the playoffs twice in his first three years on the job and never finished below .500 and yet it would still be completely justifiable if he got fired.
— Amos Pearson’s Moose Farm (@Frustrated_Fan) January 3, 2021
8-8 Bears getting into the playoffs after the Arizona loss pic.twitter.com/Qv35wtERuX
— Sean Fields (@_sfields_) January 4, 2021
The #Bears walking into a playoff spot despite losing by 19 to the #Packers: pic.twitter.com/PYoTLs3YuD
— Beared Down (@BearedDown) January 4, 2021
Bears lose but make still get in the playoffs mood pic.twitter.com/MKp88Iakw1
— Johnny (@Johnny_FB13) January 4, 2021
Recap of how the Bears made the playoffs pic.twitter.com/xXnHekOy91
— Pick Six Podcast (@picksixpod) January 4, 2021
