The division winner gets the tougher schedule and here's who the Bears will play, but one never knows who improves and drops in the NFL on a year-to-year basis.

The 8-8 Baltimore Ravens will travel to Pittsburgh to face the 9-7 Steelers in a winner-takes-all game in the AFC North. The Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive with a 41-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Derrick Henry led the way for the Ravens with 216 yards and 4 touchdowns.

After soaring to the NFC’s top playoff seed last season, the Detroit Lions won’t be returning to the postseason this year, and they could end up at the bottom of the NFC North.

The Chicago Bears locked up the NFC North on Saturday night at the conclusion of Green Bay's 41-24 loss to Baltimore.

The Chicago Bears had reason to celebrate hours before kickoff for their Sunday night game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The Bears had reason to celebrate Saturday night again, thanks to the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Green Bay Packers. With the Ravens win, the Bears broke a seven-year drought.

The Chicago Bears have gone worst to first. The Bears clinched the NFC North title when the Ravens beat the Packers 41-24 on Saturday night. A year after going 5-12, Chicago is 11-4 under rookie coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams.