The NFL schedule sages were kind to the Bears in two specific respects. A team with Andy Dalton potentially seeing significant time under center will not play back-to-back road games all season, barring an extended underdog playoff appearance. Also, a team with a rookie like Justin Fields potentially seeing significant time under center gets a glorious mid-season Week 10 bye. Nothing could be more important to let any team recalibrate than a rest week placed squarely in the middle of the first 17-game schedule in the Common Era.
Aside from those positive marks, not much else is working in the Bears’ autumn favor on-paper.