DET 2x, MIN 2x, GB 2x, LAR, AZ, SF, SEA, HOU, TEN, IND, JAX
Assuming the Bears finish 4th in the division (most likely), they would play the 4th place finishers of the NFC East and NFC South.
The NFC South 4th place finisher is gonna be the Panthers, and for the NFC East it’s really between the Giants and Commanders but I think it’ll be the commanders.
The Bears will play the 17th game against the same place finisher of the AFC East, so that will probably end up being New England.
Home games: DET, MIN, GB, LAR, SEA, TEN, JAX
Away games: DET, MIN, GB, AZ, SF, HOU, IND
As for the place-finish based games, I’m not sure how the NFL determines where those are played but either 1 or 2 will be at home.
Like I said I’m willing to bet it ends up being NE, WAS, & CAR for those three
Do we think this is a favorable schedule for next year?
This is the last place schedule so it is the most favorable available. As the roster sits now it’s hard to say the bears will win more than 6 games. Our defense is fine but our offense will struggle to score on good defenses (SF, MN, TEN, JAX, DET,) and our offense will struggle to score enough points to keep up with good offenses ( SF, DET, HOU, LAR). They’ll probably split with GB and MN. Good chance they can keep up with AZ, TEN, and IND. I don’t have confidence in this organization.