As the Bears get ready to take on the Minnesota Vikings, ChicagoBears.com takes a look at what national media outlets are saying about the Monsters of the Midway and how the team compares to the other 31 clubs in the NFL.
OVERALL BREAKDOWN
Average Bears ranking: 20
Average ranking last week: 18.43
Average change from last week: Dropped by 1.57
Best ranking: 18 by CBS Sports
Worst ranking: 24 by FOX Sports
ESPN
Bears ranking:19
Last week: 21
Division Rivals: Lions 25, Packers 7, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Bengals, Broncos
NFL.com
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 16
Division Rivals: Lions 25, Packers 7, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers
FOX Sports
Bears ranking:24
Last week: 21
Division Rivals: Lions 28, Packers 8, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers
CBS Sports
Bears ranking: 18
Last week: 16
Division Rivals: Lions 26, Packers 7, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Bengals
Yahoo! Sports
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 16
Comments: "Zach Miller has been a crazy story. He last played an NFL game in 2011. Then he resurfaced with the Bears this season. The last five weeks he has 278 yards and five touchdowns. Pretty cool resurgence for the 31-year old."
Division Rivals: Lions 26, Packers 9, Vikings 10
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Patriots, Cardinals, Broncos, Bengals
Pro Football Talk
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 17
Division Rivals: Lions 26, Packers 4, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Packers, Seahawks
USA Today
Bears ranking: 19
Last week: 22
Comments: "If you're keeping track -- and we are -- their last five losses have come by an average margin of 3.2 points."
Division Rivals: Lions 27, Packers 7, Vikings 9
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Patriots, Cardinals, Seahawks, Steelers