If Bears clinch NFC North will they clinch Playoffs?

I think you are looking at this the wrong way. Basically to get in the playoffs you either need to have the 5th or 6th seed, or in this case, clinch the division which the Bears can and will do. If they do, then they are automatically in. That goes for any division and any team that has enough wins to clinch the division. NFL.com has it worded that way because it is umed that if they clinch the division then they are in the playoffs automatically. I think most fans already know this, so it doesn't need to be stated any other way.