(4) The Bears are scheduled to play four prime-time games this year. They ll appear twice on Sunday Night Football (Sept. 12 at the Rams and Dec. 12 at the Packers) and twice on Monday Night Football (Nov. 8 in Pittsburgh and Dec. 20 versus the Vikings in Chicago).
(5) Five of the Bears six non-division road opponents made the playoffs last year, and none of the six had a losing record. The Rams (10-6), Browns (11-5), Buccaneers (11-5), Steelers (12-4) and Seahawks (12-4) all qualified for the postseason, while the Raiders (8-8) did not. On the flip-side, only one of the Bears five non-division home opponents reached the playoffs and had a winning record last year: the Ravens (11-5). The others are the Bengals (4-11-1), 49ers (6-10), Cardinals (8-8) and Giants (6-10).