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Five most interesting nuggets from the Chicago Bears schedule

By Bill Zimmerman

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 16: Kyle Fuller #23 and Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears hug prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on December 16, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 16: Kyle Fuller #23 and Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears hug prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on December 16, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – DECEMBER 9: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs talks to quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 during a timeout in the second quarter of the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – DECEMBER 9: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs talks to quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 during a timeout in the second quarter of the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

3. The Chicago Bears have 5 Primetime games (for now)

The NFL loves it when the Bears are relevant. There aren’t many teams that carry bigger ratings boost than a good Chicago Bears team, so it’s no surprise the NFL wants to put them in primetime is much as possible.

The Bears have five primetime games, that does not include the nationally televised game against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. No NFL team is allowed to have more than six primetime games in a season so the Bears are one shy of their maximum allowance.

If the Bears are as good as the NFL expects, the team could still be flexed into another game between weeks 5 and 15 (technically goes to 16, but Bears are already on Sunday Night Football in week 16).

For Bears fans that like their games at Noon Chicago time, this is not the year for you. The Bears only have 7 Noon kicks and that number could drop to six or less. The NFL can also flex games from Noon kicks to 3:25 kicks as well if they want to push the Bears into a nationally televised game.

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