2025 Schedule/Opponents - Oh boy

[adam]

If the Bears get both Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon back for the final month (5 games), would that change your outlook on any of these games? It should make all of them more competitive.

14  - DEC 7th @ Green Bay Packers - coming off FRI game while GB is coming off THU game. Both teams with at least 2 extra days rest, but in GB. Will be tough.
15  - DEC 14th vs Cleveland Browns - WIN (Only scoring 16.1 ppg) - Final 4 games, CLE will be in Aruba planning mode by then. The Bears have to win this one.
16  - DEC 20th vs Green Bay Packers - short week, Saturday game, while GB comes from DEN - This feels like a win.
17  - DEC 28th @ San Francisco 49ers - This one seems like it will decide the playoff hopes due to the Wild Card.
18  - JAN 4th vs Detroit Lions - This game becomes massive if somehow the Bears are in the division title hunt heading into this game, but they would have to had beat MIN and GB twice to even have a shot at it before this game. 

[Alaskan Grizzly]

Even with them both back, and assuming the defense magically rebounds because of it  AND Caleb stays consistent on Offense I'd say...

GB:  My neighbors/friends are not at all happy with how the Packers are playing right now. They tell me they are playing like a$$. I can't tell you why that all is but one of them said, ever since the Cleveland loss earlier this year they seem to be losing focus.  Cumulatively they (the fans) are convinced they won't make the playoffs.  I feel the Bears should at the very least, split those two games.

Browns...they seem to have been in selling mode as of late and got rid of the aforementioned Flacco while doing so.  Don't think they'll pose much challenge.

49ers:  Not sure what Purdy's and Kittle's return dates are but so far Jones hasn't been doing too awful filling in.  With it being in SF, I could see it as a loss.

Lions:  agree 100%.  This could  be a similar situation to last year's season ending game (against the Packers) only bigger....  50/50.  

And as an aside, I know its already been brought up the similarities to this year and 2018, but WHAT IF we find ourselves in the playoffs (at home) and playing against the Eagles?  Do we keep Santos as our kicker until then or go with Moody? Or call back Parkey to give him a chance to redeem himself?  

[adam]

49 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

Even with them both back, and assuming the defense magically rebounds because of it  AND Caleb stays consistent on Offense I'd say...

GB:  My neighbors/friends are not at all happy with how the Packers are playing right now. They tell me they are playing like a$$. I can't tell you why that all is but one of them said, ever since the Cleveland loss earlier this year they seem to be losing focus.  Cumulatively they (the fans) are convinced they won't make the playoffs.  I feel the Bears should at the very least, split those two games.

Browns...they seem to have been in selling mode as of late and got rid of the aforementioned Flacco while doing so.  Don't think they'll pose much challenge.

49ers:  Not sure what Purdy's and Kittle's return dates are but so far Jones hasn't been doing too awful filling in.  With it being in SF, I could see it as a loss.

Lions:  agree 100%.  This could  be a similar situation to last year's season ending game (against the Packers) only bigger....  50/50.  

And as an aside, I know its already been brought up the similarities to this year and 2018, but WHAT IF we find ourselves in the playoffs (at home) and playing against the Eagles?  Do we keep Santos as our kicker until then or go with Moody? Or call back Parkey to give him a chance to redeem himself?  

GB lost Kraft for the season, he was their leading receiver. So their main threat is Jacobs who averages 3.8 yards per carry. That makes both of those games a little easier on the defense.

SF's defense is nowhere near they have been in the past. Warner is lost for the year I believe, and he may be a bigger loss than Jaylon on the Bears.