NFL Draft scenarios 2023 How Texans or Bears can clinch the No. 1 pick in Week 18
It's a long way to the top. Or, in this case, the bottom.The Texans and Bears head into Week 18 as the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, respectively, in the 2023 NFL Draft order. The two teams are in two very different situations, though, and landing the top pick could make for two very interesting scenarios.Houston will be searching for a franchise pa ser with their Eddie Goldman Jersey top selection. While Davis Mills has somewhat outperformed his draft slot, the quarterback hasn't elevated his game to the point of discouraging the Texans from taking a quarterback with the No. 1 or No. 2 selection. Whether that's Alabama's Bryce Cody Whitehair Jersey Young or Ohio State's C.J. Stroud remains to be seen.If the Bears end up with the top selection, things get interesting. While Chicago can sit and make the pick, there will certainly be a number of suitors who could call up Ryan Poles to talk about a trade for that pick. With Justin Fields looking to be the solution at pa ser for the Bears, Chicago may slide back and pick up some very valuable draft capital to help jumpstart the rebuild.MOCK DRAFT: Still, there are a few different scenarios for the top four selections in next year's draft. Here's how it could shake out:Entering Week 18 there are two teams who could land the No. 1 pick: The Texans and the Bears Jim McMahon Jersey . There are still a few different ways the top four could shake out, though.The Texans are locked in to no lower than the No. 2 overall pick.The Texans will clinch the No. 1 pick with a lo s at Colts; OR a win at Colts and a Bears win vs. Vikings.The Bears, though, can finish anywhere in the top four. Here's the scenario for each pick:The Bears can clinch James Daniels Jersey the No. 1 pick with a lo s vs. Vikings and a Texans win at Colts;They Bears can end up with the No. 2 pick with a lo s vs. the Vikings and a Texans lo s at the Colts;Chicago can end up with the No. 3 pick with a win over the Vikings, a Texans lo s to the Colts AND one of the twofollowing scenarios:A Broncos win over the Chargers and a Cardinals lo s to the 49ers OR a Broncos lo s to the Chargers and a Cardinals win over the 49ers.Finally, they can end up with the No. 4 pick with a win over the Vikings and wins by both the Broncos and Cardinals.Entering Week 18, there's a single regular-season matchup on the schedule for both teams.The Texans head to Indianapolis to face off Charles Leno Jersey against the haple s Colts. Jeff Saturday's squad are losers of their last six games and spiraling towards a top-five pick of their own.The Bears host Minnesota at Soldier Field. Minnesota can still play for a higher seed (No. 2 as opposed to No. 3), so they may be playing for a certain matchup come Sunday afternoon.