The Chicago Bears can't finish 8-8 for the third-straight season now that the NFL added a 17th game.

That means Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy will either finish with a winning or losing record in their make-or-break season.

Lorin Cox looks at the new dynamics for the Bears' season when it comes to team success, managing workloads for older players and setting new single-season franchise records.

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17-game schedule adds new dynamics to Bears' 2021 season