The Chicago Bears have activated right guard Kyle Long

LAKE FOREST Jace Sternberger Jersey , Ill. (AP) — from injured reserve, clearing the way for the three-time Pro Bowl lineman to play in the regular-season finale at Minnesota.Long has been out since Oct. 28, when he suffered a tendon injury in his right foot against the New York Jets. He had surgery and was placed on IR with an option to return.The NFC North champion Bears (11-4) are headed to the playoffs for the first time since the 2010 team won the division. They could earn a first-round bye Sunday with a win and a loss by the Los Angeles Rams, while the Vikings (8-6-1) need a win or a loss by the Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs as a wild card.Chicago ruled linebacker Aaron Lynch out because of an elbow injury after listing him as doubtful and said he did not travel with the team. The Bears also waived quarterback Tyler Bray on Saturday. If coffee is for closers http://www.packerscheapstore.com/dexter-williams-jersey-cheap , Matthew Stafford might have to choose a different source of caffeine this morning.The Lions quarterback, long known for his ability in the fourth quarters of games, hasn’t been nearly as good in those settings of late.Via Dave Birkett of the , Stafford has been credited with 33 game-winning drives Josh Allen Jersey , which is sixth among active quarterbacks. But he has 21 since 2014, which is the most over that span.But in the last two weeks, losses to the Bears and Rams, Stafford has turned the ball over four times in the fourth quarter http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey-cheap , and has eight in the final quarter this season.His coaches were careful to make them a group effort, and any time a team is 4-8 it’s never one guy’s fault.“I think turnovers are always an offensive team stat,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “There’s 11 guys on the field, there’s a bunch of coaches Josh Oliver Jersey , bunch of other players. We’re all trying to do our job at the highest level we can do it. I got to coach better in the fourth quarter. We got to do a better job offensively of playing better football.”It doesn’t help that they traded wide receiver Golden Tate and lost wideout Marvin Jones and running back Kerryon Johnson to injuries, but Stafford himself is making mistakes an a rate unlike his recent past.