Rams remain as top seed, Bears surge to No. 2 as Week 15 shakeups reshape the NFC playoff chase.
The NFC playoff picture keeps shifting, as the Chicago Bears earned their 10th win of the season in Week 15.
The Chicago Bears traveled back to the Windy City to take on the Cleveland Browns. The Bears won handily, 31-3, to improve to 10-4.
There was a big shakeup in the NFC playoff picture with Green Bay's 28-21 win over the Bears in Week 14. The Packers moved into the No. 2 spot, and the Los Angeles Rams reclaimed the No. 1 seed with a 45-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Outside of that, there wasn't too much change. The Carolina Panthers moved into the No. 4 seed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football.
The Philadelphia Eagles held onto the No. 3 seed. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers had the other two Wild Card spots.
The Detroit Lions (8-5), Buccaneers (7-7), Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1), and Minnesota Vikings (5-8) were on the outside looking in.
The Vikings joined the list of eliminated teams with the Bears' win over the Browns.
The Rams held onto the top seed with their win over the Lions and became the first NFC team to clinch a playoff berth. The Eagles didn't move after their win on Sunday.
The Panthers didn't stay in the top four long, as they lost to the New Orleans Saints 20-17 after blowing a 17-7 lead. The Buccaneers have now regained the lead in the NFC South and are the No. 4 seed.
Chicago can rejoice, as the Packers fell to the Denver Broncos 34-26. The loss now means that the Bears are back in first place in the NFC North and have moved back into the top four of the conference standings.
The Bears and Packers traded places, as Chicago is now the No. 2 seed, while Green Bay went back to No. 7.
The Seahawks and 49ers won their games, but since the Rams beat the Lions, Los Angeles still leads the NFC West, so neither Seattle nor San Francisco moved in the NFC standings.
The Lions (8-6), Panthers (7-7) and Cowboys are still outside the playoff race following Sunday's games.
Chicago now needs two wins to clinch the NFC North, with key games coming up against the Packers in Week 16 and the Lions in Week 18.
In between those divisional games, the Bears face the 49ers, who beat the Tennessee Titans 37-24 on Sunday.
The Bears have a chance for revenge on Saturday at Soldier Field. That game will kick off at 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC.