Analysis: Where there's a will in the NFL there's a way and there is a path the Bears can take if they want to afford a contract for Trey Hendrickson. Ryan Pace would approve.

Before the Bears' 2025 schedule is officially released, we're taking one last stab at predicting the entire 17-game slate.

The place where you grow up can shape you as surely as a chisel shapes wood. Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Colston Loveland most assuredly was shaped in Gooding, Idaho.

Chicago Bears rookie Luther Burden III remains proud of the proverbial chip he carries on his shoulder. “Everybody who passed up on me has got to pay.”

According to FOX and the NFL, the Bears host the Packers in a Week 16 game on Dec. 20, 2025. It's part of a primetime Saturday doubleheader with the Bears and Packers playing one of the two games. The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders will play the other primetime game of the double-header.

The Chicago Bears had an incredibly busy offseason, and the upgrades GM Ryan Poles made on offense and defense have leveled up expectations.