The NFL will officially unveil its 2022 schedule on Thursday evening, where we’ll find out exactly when each of the 32 teams will face their opponents.
For the Chicago Bears, they’ll be facing the AFC East and NFC East , which includes home games against the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins, as well as away games against the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and New York Jets.
They’ll also face the same-place finisher in the NFC South and NFC West. With that additional 17th game, they’ll host the AFC South same-place finisher. As always, they’ll face their NFC North rivals twice.
But where exactly does Chicago’s schedule rank in terms of difficulty when compared to the rest of the league?
Here’s a look at every team’s strength of schedule from easiest to hardest:
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .462 (133-155-1)
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .462 (133-155-1)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .464 (133-154-2)
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .465 (134-154-1)
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .467 (135-154-0)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .469 (135-153-1)
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .469 (135-153-1)
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .471 (135-152-2)
USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .471 (136-153-0)
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .474 (136-151-2)
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .478 (147-150-2)
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .481 (138-149-2)
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .484 (139-148-2)
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .488 (141-148-0)
Mitchell Layton-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .495 (142-145-2)
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .495 (142-145-2)
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .498 (143-144-2)
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .509 (147-142-0)
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .512 (148-141-0)
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .512 (148-141-0)
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .512 (147-140-2)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .517 (149-139-1)
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .519 (150-139-0)
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .524 (151-137-1)
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .528 (152-136-1)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .528 (152-136-1)
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .533 (154-135-0)
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .533 (154-135-0)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .535 (154-134-1)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .536 (154-133-2)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: .543 (157-132-0)
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Opponents’ 2021 win percentage: 0.567 (164-125-0)
