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Bears @ Commanders week 1. Book it.
I was thinking the same. #1 vs #2 pick.
Bears @ Commanders week 1. Book it.
I'd ask the circle jerk crew, if you can figure out who they are.DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE YET OR ARE THEY JUST RELEASING ONE GAME AT A TIME?
Bears @ Commanders week 1. Book it.
They did this with Mariota & Winston in 2016 if I remember correctly.I was thinking the same. #1 vs #2 pick.
Good reasoning here. My guess is they want the Lions in a big game thoughBears have opened at home for the last two seasons. Unlikely that they'll get to open at home for a third consecutive year. The NFL likes to spread season openers at home around as best they can. So, a road opener seems significantly more likely. Road opponents to rule out quickly: GB (down in Brazil); SF (at home against the Jets); Houston (too close to the HoF game); Minn. (had home openers in 2022 & 2023, too); Wash (also had home openers in 2022 & 2023). That leaves Arizona, Indy, and Detroit, probably in reverse order of likelihood. So, I'll guess the Bears open up at Detroit. Make it a 12:00 noon game to avoid the 3:00pm Dallas/Cleveland Tom Brady debut game.
Now do the number of years in a row the Bears played the Packers at Lambeau in prime time.Bears have opened at home for the last two seasons. Unlikely that they'll get to open at home for a third consecutive year. The NFL likes to spread season openers at home around as best they can. So, a road opener seems significantly more likely. Road opponents to rule out quickly: GB (down in Brazil); SF (at home against the Jets); Houston (too close to the HoF game); Minn. (had home openers in 2022 & 2023, too); Wash (also had home openers in 2022 & 2023). That leaves Arizona, Indy, and Detroit, probably in reverse order of likelihood. So, I'll guess the Bears open up at Detroit. Make it a 12:00 noon game to avoid the 3:00pm Dallas/Cleveland Tom Brady debut game.
That's one way to look at it.Looks like the networks are trying to get as many star QBs in primetime matchups week 1 as possible, so they at least can count on them being healthy and playing.
Good reasoning here. My guess is they want the Lions in a big game though
I could see Arizona for that time slot.
Arizona is the west coast, so 4pm would theoretically work
And it's been 22 years since they opened against the Vikes.I don't know, Bears @Vikings seems obvious to me.