Chicago Sports Then and Now

The Bears are moving up in the NFL Power Rankings.

Here are the week Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:

ESPN:

#12 (Last Week: 14)

Analysis, “A 3-1 record, much of it produced without injured linebacker Brian Urlacher, is pretty impressive.”

CBS:

#9 (Last Week: 12)

Analysis, “Coming off their bye, they face a good Atlanta team on the road. Jay Cutler will have to continue to play like he has the past three games.”

Yahoo Sports:

#13 (Last Week: 14)

Analysis, “Is Greg Olsen going to bust out and become a legitimate downfield threat, or was that just a bunch of preseason hype?”

Pro Football Weekly:

#13 (Last Week: 11)

Analysis, “Not the ideal time for a bye, but they’ll take the rest.”

Fox Sports:

#13 (Last Week: 14)

Analysis, “No Brian Urlacher, no problem for Chicago’s defense, which ranks sixth in the NFL in points allowed/game. Plus, Jay Cutler has this team dreaming big. Is the running game that struggled for three weeks really back after Matt Forte ripped through the lowly Lions? Hard to say at this point.”

Jake Perper covers the Chicago Bears for Sports Then and Now. You can also check out his popular blog Bears Backer.