The NFL has officially dropped the 2025 schedule, and that means it’s time for my annual tradition: way-too-early predictions for every Chicago Bears game. With Caleb Williams taking the reins and a playoff-caliber roster around him, expectations are high in the Windy City.
Let’s break it down week by week:
Week 1 – Sept. 8 vs. Minnesota Vikings (Monday Night Football)
Prediction: Win
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Record: 1-0
Love the primetime debut. Caleb Williams vs. JJ McCarthy at Soldier Field? Give me the Bears.
Week 2 – Sept. 14 at Detroit Lions
Prediction: Win
Record: 2-0
Week 3 – Sept. 21 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Prediction: Win
Record: 3-0
Week 4 – Sept. 28 at Las Vegas Raiders (3:25 p.m. CT)
Prediction: Win
Record: 4-0
Week 5 – Bye Week
Week 6 – Oct. 13 at Washington Commanders (Monday Night Football)
Prediction: Loss
Record: 4-1
If there’s one game I desperately want the Bears to win, it’s this one. Still, I’ll chalk it up as a loss on the road.
Week 7 – Oct. 19 vs. New Orleans Saints
Prediction: Win
Record: 5-1
Week 8 – Oct. 26 at Baltimore Ravens
Prediction: Loss
Record: 5-2
Week 9 – Nov. 2 at Cincinnati Bengals
Prediction: Loss
Record: 5-3
Week 10 – Nov. 9 vs. New York Giants
Prediction: Win
Record: 6-3
Week 11 – Nov. 16 at Minnesota Vikings
Prediction: Win
Record: 7-3
Week 12 – Nov. 23 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Prediction: Win
Record: 8-3
Week 13 – Nov. 28 at Philadelphia Eagles (Black Friday Football)
Prediction: Loss
Record: 8-4
Week 14 – Dec. 7 at Green Bay Packers
Prediction: Loss
Record: 8-5
Week 15 – Dec. 14 vs. Cleveland Browns
Prediction: Win
Record: 9-5
Week 16 – Dec. 20 vs. Green Bay Packers (Saturday, 3:30 or 6:00 p.m. CT)
Prediction: Loss
Record: 9-6
Week 17 – Dec. 28 at San Francisco 49ers (Sunday Night Football)
Prediction: Win
Record: 10-6
Week 18 – TBD vs. Detroit Lions
Prediction: Loss
Final Record: 10-7
Final Prediction
The Bears finish the 2025 regular season 10-7, securing a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. A new era has begun in Chicago—get ready.
If you want a full breakdown of the Bears 2025 schedule, check out the latest episode of Bears Film Room on YouTube, where Ficky and I go through it all.
