🏈 NFL schedule overreactions: Tough for Bears?
Why it matters: With seven of the past ten hardest‑schedule teams missing the playoffs, the Bears’ likely postseason absence would be a setback for the franchise, eroding the momentum built from their 2025 division title.
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- Chicago Bears have the hardest 2026 schedule based on 2025 opponents' win/loss records.
- Caleb Williams ranked 32nd in completion percentage (58.1%) and 16th in QBR (58.2) among qualifying QBs last season.
- Ben Johnson guided the Bears to an NFC North division title in 2025, their first in seven years.
- NFL history shows that seven of the last ten teams with the toughest schedule missed the playoffs, with the 2016 Falcons being the only recent exception to win a playoff game.
