Getty No longer are the Chicago Bears the laughing stock of the NFL. What a difference a year makes, and we're here for it. Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears are very early in the offseason, but somehow, things are already going their way. The team had a successful 2025-26 season , rounding out the season in the playoffs and as the No. 1 team in the NFC North and an 11-6 record . Of course, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs and didn’t make it to Super