6. A return to the playoffs

Yeah, this one’s easier said than done, especially considering that the Bears made the playoffs just twice in the last decade. But if this is truly a new era of Bears football with Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy — where they expect to compete for a championship every season — then they certainly have a lot of work to do with this team in the offseason.

While the Bears weren’t going to go 12-4 this year and replicate the impressive 2018 season, this year the playoffs were attainable. The Bears simply failed to execute — mainly on offense — to compete for a playoff berth. The hope is that changes next season — and for that to happen, our previous wishes need to come true.