The NFL will officially unveil its 2023 schedule on Thursday evening, where we’ll find out exactly when each of the 32 teams will face their opponents.
The Chicago Bears will face the AFC West and NFC South, which includes home games against the Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons, as well as away games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints.
With Chicago finishing fourth in the NFC North, they’ll also face the same-place finisher in the NFC East and NFC West. With that additional 17th game, they’ll face the AFC North same-place finisher, Cleveland Browns, on the road. As always, they’ll face their NFC North rivals twice.
But where exactly does Chicago’s schedule rank in terms of difficulty when compared to the rest of the league?
Here’s a look at every team’s strength of schedule from easiest to hardest:
Atlanta Falcons (32nd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .417 (119-167-3)
New Orleans Saints (31st)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .427 (122-164-3)
Houston Texans (30th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .431 (123-163-2)
Indianapolis Colts (29th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .434 (124-162-2)
Tennessee Titans (28th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .448 (127-157-4)
Carolina Panthers (27th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .453 (130-157-2)
Cleveland Browns (26th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .460 (131-154-2)
Pittsburgh Steelers (25th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .470 (134-151-2)
Green Bay Packers (24th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .476 (137-151-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars (23rd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .477 (135-148-4)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22nd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .483 (138-148-2)
Baltimore Ravens (21st)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .484 (138-147-2)
Detroit Lions (20th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .495 (143-146-0)
Minnesota Vikings (T-18th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .497 (143-145-0)
Chicago Bears (T-18th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .497 (143-145-1)
Cincinnati Bengals (17th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .510 (146-140-2)
Kansas City Chiefs (16th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .512 (147-140-0)
San Francisco 49ers (15th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .514 (147-139-2)
Seattle Seahawks (T-12th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (148-138-2)
Denver Broncos (T-12th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (148-138-2)
Los Angeles Chargers (T-12th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (149-139-0)
Arizona Cardinals (11th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .519 (148-137-3)
Las Vegas Raiders (10th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .524 (150-136-2)
Los Angeles Rams (9th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .533 (152-133-3)
Washington Commanders (8th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .535 (153-133-2)
Buffalo Bills (7th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .542 (155-131-2)
New York Jets (6th)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .545 (155-129-3)
New York Giants (T-3rd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (157-129-2)
Dallas Cowboys (T-3rd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (156-128-4)
New England Patriots (T-3rd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (156-128-3)
Miami Dolphins (2nd)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .554 (158-127-2)
Philadelphia Eagles (1st)
Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .566 (161-123-4)
