As the Bears get ready to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 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: 21.43
Average ranking last week: 20
Average change from last week: Dropped by 1.43
Best ranking: 19 by CBS Sports and USA Today
Worst ranking: 24 by ESPN
ESPN
Bears ranking:24
Last week: 19
Division Rivals: Lions 26, Packers 6, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Steelers, Bengals
NFL.com
Bears ranking: 23
Last week: 20
Division Rivals: Lions 21, Packers 6, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers
FOX Sports
Bears ranking:23
Last week: 24
Division Rivals: Lions 19, Packers 8, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers
CBS Sports
Bears ranking: 19
Last week: 18
Division Rivals: Lions 27, Packers 6, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Seahawks, Bengals
Yahoo! Sports
Bears ranking: 22
Last week: 20
Division Rivals: Lions 24, Packers 9, Vikings 10
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Patriots, Cardinals, Bengals, Steelers
Pro Football Talk
Bears ranking: 20
Last week: 20
Division Rivals: Lions 23, Packers 4, Vikings 11
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Cardinals, Patriots, Packers, Seahawks
USA Today
Bears ranking: 19
Last week: 19
Division Rivals: Lions 21, Packers 7, Vikings 9
Top 5 overall: Panthers, Patriots, Cardinals, Seahawks, Steelers