Chicago Bears 2011 Schedule: Potential Problems

April 21, 2011   ·   Jake Perper   ·   Jump to comments

The Chicago Bears have the 18th hardest schedule in the NFL next season according to their opponents' records in 2011, 128-128.
So, what does that mean for the Bears? Well it means that they play five division winners between the NFC and AFC. Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New Orleans are all division winners that each won over 10 games. Seattle is the other division winner, but they only won seven games.
Don't forget the Bears play Green Bay twice, a team that earned one of the Wild Card spots with 10 wins. The Bears play them Week 3 in Chicago and again in Week 16 in Green Bay on Christmas night.
The first three opponents the Bears play, Falcons, Saints and Packers, had a combined winning percentage last season of (.708). Those first three games are certainly going to be tough, luckily two of them are at home at Soldier Field.
Week 5 to Week 9 don't provide the Bears with much rest. Two Monday Night Football games (Detroit and Philadelphia), one Sunday Nig...

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