The Chicago Bears' 2026 schedule was released on Thursday night, giving us the exact dates and times for every game. As we expected, the Bears are seeing an uptick in their primetime games following a successful 2025 campaign. Chicago has a total of five, tied for the third-most in the NFL . While that's a great sign because it means the Bears are relevant, it's also not great news because Chicago will be playing more games on short rest, which isn't ideal. And that doesn't make things any easier for an already difficult Bears schedule that ranks as the sixth-hardest in the NFL . But will the Bears overcome that tough schedule to make it to the playoffs? Or will Chicago succumb to the difficult slate? Find out now as we make our game-by-game predictions for the Bears' 2026 season. Bears schedule predictions Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze.…