Column: Chicago Bears ‘right in the mix’ for playoffs. Here are 5 reasons for optimism — and 3 for concern.

Scoring is way up, takeaways have come in bunches and belief at Halas Hall is real. Analyzing reasons for optimism for a Chicago Bears playoff push and a few areas of concern.

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