While it’s too early to begin making game predictions for the 2019 season, strength of schedule is also something that can change between the months of April and September.
As it stands now, NFL.com tallied the easiest and toughest schedules in 2019, based off team’s records from a season ago. The Bears are tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the fifth toughest schedule in the league.
But this isn’t surprising considering that the Bears finished with a 12-4 record and easily won the NFC North. With that division title comes a first-place schedule.
The Bears will face six playoff teams from a season ago in Kansas City, New Orleans, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia and Dallas.
Chicago will also face Denver, Washington, Oakland and the New York Giants, as well as divisional rivals Green Bay, Minnesota and Detroit.
But again, you can’t accurately judge a team’s strength of schedule in April. At this time last season, most teams probably had the Bears penciled in as an easy win. Chicago is proof that teams can go from worst to first every season, and you can’t overlook or under look a team based on the previous year.
