Post by JABF on Feb 19, 2018 12:43:10 GMT -6
I don't know about that, but I do believe the NFCN will be tough. Those 6 division games will be against tough opponents.
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Bears' schedule could prove daunting (again)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – One of the Bears’ many issues in the John Fox era was their 1-8 record in the month of September.
In every practical sense, the Bears – under Fox – were finished before the leaves changed colors in the Midwest.
In fairness, part of Chicago’s early season struggles can be attributed to its schedule.
In Fox’s first year, the Bears opened against the dangerous trio of Green Bay, Arizona (coming off a playoff berth) and Seattle. As expected, the Bears went 0-3.
Last season, the Bears became the first NFL team since the 1925 Bears to play each of their first 11 games against teams with a .500 record or better – at the time of their meeting with Chicago.
Life might not get much easier in 2018.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Bears’ strength of schedule based on 2017 opponents’ record is .520, tied for the eighth hardest in the league.
Bears' schedule could prove daunting (again)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – One of the Bears’ many issues in the John Fox era was their 1-8 record in the month of September.
In every practical sense, the Bears – under Fox – were finished before the leaves changed colors in the Midwest.
In fairness, part of Chicago’s early season struggles can be attributed to its schedule.
In Fox’s first year, the Bears opened against the dangerous trio of Green Bay, Arizona (coming off a playoff berth) and Seattle. As expected, the Bears went 0-3.
Last season, the Bears became the first NFL team since the 1925 Bears to play each of their first 11 games against teams with a .500 record or better – at the time of their meeting with Chicago.
Life might not get much easier in 2018.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Bears’ strength of schedule based on 2017 opponents’ record is .520, tied for the eighth hardest in the league.
