Full Schedule Week Opponent Home/Away Time (CST) /Broadcast 1 Panthers Away Noon 2 Vikings Home Noon 3 Eagles Home MNF (7:15), ESPN 4 Jets Home Noon 5 Packers Away 3:25 6 Falcons Away Noon 7 Patriots Home TNF (7:15), Prime 8 Seahawks Away MNF (7:15), ESPN 9 Buccaneers Home SNF (7:20), NBC 10 BYE 11 Saints Home Noon 12 Lions Away Thanksgiving (Noon) 13 Jaguars Home Noon 14 Dolphins Away Noon 15 Bills Away Saturday (7:20) 16 Packers Home Christmas (Noon), Netflix 17 Lions Home 3:25 18 Vikings Home TBD The tough schedule is nothing new for Chicago The schedule looks difficult on paper (though Rome Odunze's Bob Ross impression yielded excellent results in the team's schedule release video ), but it's important to note that last year's schedule looked treacherous this time last year, too. They were tied for the second-most difficult schedule (with the Lions, only behind the Giants) entering the 2025 season. Then the entire AFC North and NFC East severely underperformed expectations.…