With the NFL schedule officially released, we know when the Chicago Bears will be facing off against their 2023 opponents.
After a 3-14 season and one of the toughest schedules in football last season, the Bears are going to get a little bit of a break in 2023. They have the fifth easiest schedule this season and will travel only 12,253 miles, which is ranked third least in the NFL.
In 2023, the Chicago Bears will face the NFC South and the AFC West. As the Bears continue to build up their team and are likely one year away from being a playoff contender. But it’ll be interesting to see how well they perform against their opponents this season.
With that in mind, we’re ranking the team’s opponents from easiest to toughest for the 2023 season:
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With no real answer at quarterback, the Commanders are coming in as the easiest game for the Bears this season. Despite Chicago losing to them last season in one of the ugliest Thursday Night Football games of the season, the Bears have improved, but the Commanders haven’t.
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The Falcons are in a tough spot going into the 2023 NFL season. They’ve got a young, good-sized quarterback in Desmond Ridder, who not many know much about, and decent weapons. The issue is, they’ve struggled to put things together. Going into Year 2, Ridder is going to have backup Taylor Heinicke over his shoulder. It’ll be interesting to see how they handle things. Due to the lack of consistency on offense over the last few seasons by Atlanta, this is one of the easier games for Chicago.
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With JJ Watt retiring, Arizona likely has the worst defensive line on paper going into the 2023 season. Kyler Murray will be ready by the time the Bears play the Cardinals, but how well will he play post-knee injury?
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If the Raiders couldn’t make the playoffs with what they had last season, what’s going to change this year? Sure, they’ve switched quarterbacks, but it’s debatable that Jimmy Garoppolo is much of an upgrade over Derek Carr. He’s just the preferred option for head coach Josh McDaniels, who has consistently run teams into the ground. That’ll be no different in 2023.
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They’ve got the young quarterback and the head coach to match. The Carolina Panthers are on…
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