The Chicago Bears know the 2025 schedule will feature plenty of challenges. They always do. Everybody thought last season would be an easier slate, and it ended up being one of the toughest. There is no way to control how good or bad teams are because it changes from year to year. All head coach Ben Johnson can do is prepare his players for a fight every week and hopefully have more success than his predecessor. The good news is that he might have the most talented roster seen in this town in seven years.
Unfortunately, the schedule may not cooperate. Over the past few days, two games have surfaced as official. The first is a Black Friday showdown with the world champion Eagles in Philadelphia, and then a Saturday game against the Packers at Soldier Field five days before Christmas. Things have been strangely quiet since. One prominent account on Twitter (X) broke that silence on Tuesday with what he’s claiming is the Bears’ full schedule. If he is correct, it might be one of the toughest in the NFL.
Bears 2025 Schedule:
You saw it here first (noon unless noted)
1. @ Vikings
2. @ Raiders (3:25)
3. Cowboys (3:25)
4. @ Ravens (TNF)
5. Saints
6. @ Packers
7. @ 49ers (3:25)
8. Lions (SNF)
9. @ Bengals (MNF)
Bye
11. Browns
12. Steelers
13. @ Eagles (Black Friday)
14. @ Lions
15.…
— TED (@BETTED_) May 13, 2025
The Chicago Bears are in survival mode from the start.
If that post is true, that means they have to play six of their first nine games on the road, including three of the first four. Two of those opponents are playoff teams (Vikings and Ravens). Their only “easy” win over that stretch will be against New Orleans. Every other game is either against a good team or a good quarterback. Only after the bye week do things let up a little with four home games over the next six weeks, with the Browns and Giants in that mix. If the Chicago Bears can somehow survive the first half of the year at around .500, they will have a chance to build some momentum toward the playoffs down the stretch. Then again, this leak could be pure fiction. Everybody will know on Wednesday. If it does end up that way, fans will have a legitimate beef with schedule makers.