Windy City Gridiron

The No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft is a genuine possibility for the Bears. Granted, they don’t hold their own destiny in the “race” for the top spot. The Texans still have the worst record in the NFL, and it will take both the Bears losing out and the Texans winning at least one of their two remaining games for the first pick to flip to Chicago. That said, the Texans beating the Titans on Saturday moved the Bears within just half of a game of the No. 1 pick. Houston has the 7-8 Jaguars — a team on the rise but one they beat in October — and the 4-10-1 Colts — a team they tied in Week 1 that is falling off a cliff — remaining on their schedule. Obviously, the Texans will have the worse record in each of their remaining matchups. However, a win over a team still in the playoff hunt in Tennessee, along with their tight losses to the Cowboys and Chiefs, makes it seem like Houston is picking up some momentum. Neither the Jaguars nor the Colts have been playing as well as the Cowboys or Chiefs this year, indicating both matchups are games the Texans could win.