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?
Patriots Commanders Titans Rams Cardinals Panthers are all very winnable. I feel like if you put us up against those teams rn we have a good chance at winning. Obviously a lot can change in an offseason, and even with winnable games we drop some, but those are the ones I really would feel good about.
In division, I think our best chance is to split. Lions will continue to get good but we play them close, same with the Vikings. Packers have owned us for years but they aren’t the team they were.
Jags, 49ers, Texans, Colts and Seahawks will be tough and most likely losses. Niners are gonna be a powerhouse even after they lose some players to FA, Jax is looking like a great team, Houston and Indy both have VERY promising young QBs, and the Seahawks are not a bad team by any means. We probably squeak out a win or two here.
I think absolute best case scenario is we go 10-7, but we said the same type of stuff this last offseason and look where our team is now lol