Five Reasons Chicago Bears are contenders
5. Strength of schedule
The fact of the matter is that combined with a talented group in all of the areas that matter, the Chicago Bears also have the chance to take advantage of that on the schedule to churn out wins.
When looking at the upcoming schedule, the Chicago Bears take on six teams with bottom ten pass protection units. Khalil Mack could almost single-handedly get this team six more wins.
However, what has to be even more comforting is that five of their final games come against bottom ten pass rush teams. This includes taking on three of the four worst pass rushes in the NFL this season.
The Chicago Bears have four straight games against the AFC East, the division that many see as the worst in the NFL. This is an excellent chance for them to rack up wins and get confidence instilled in Trubisky and get some of these key pieces involved.
They play Eli Manning and the Giants and Jimmy Garoppolo-less 49ers as well. There are wins on the table for the Chicago Bears. This team can rack them up over the next couple of months and head into the playoffs with the perfect pieces to win in a do or die situation. Get on the Chicago Bears bandwagon now; they are about to take off as contenders in the NFL.