The Bears interviewed Kliff Kingsbury and decided not to hire him as their own offensive coordinator in January. A year later, they’ll have the chance to do the same for a much better job — head coach.

The Seattle Seahawks have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Rams’ win over the Cardinals on Saturday night opened the door for Los Angeles to clinch the NFC West, and then the Rams got enough wins from results around the league to clinch the fifth tiebreaker over Seattle,

The NFL season still has plenty of drama left to sort out, especially after the Cincinnati Bengals staved off elimination with a dramatic win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday, but unfortunately for Bears fans that drama won’t involve them as they miss the playoffs for the fourth straight year.