Awaiting the Bears' full schedule & Elise Menaker talks Cubs' struggles (Hour 2)
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What excitement surrounds the release of the Bears' schedule?
Awesome.
The Bears.
Yeah, there's Bears music to be had today. Our audience enjoys it because Bears. The NFL schedule release day is here, and we do have some reported leaks. So let's go with the Bears wire list because Bears. Bears. Bears. Bears. Okay, so this is what we have so far outside of the one TikTok that ends with Minnesota, I got you. I got you being my favorite part. So this is the aggregate of all these reporters, whether it be Jordan Schultz or the like, you know, the newsbreakers. Week one at Carolina Panthers.
What leaked information do we have about the Bears' schedule?
So you don't start against the Seahawks.
1-0. We'll get into that.
Week two at home reportedly against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, September 20th, 12 p.m. Central.
2-0. Okay, he's predicting the actual outcomes of these games.
I'm just going to let him cook as I read. 31-21. Week three Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, September 28th. That's supposedly a Monday night game on ESPN. Week four against the New York Jets, Sunday, October 4th, 12 p.m. Central. I think the live studio audience can even chime in with that one.
I mean, come on.
When? Right.
Okay. I noticed he skipped the Eagles game, though. Oh, no, no.
The Bears will have – what did they have last year? They had like 300 yards rushing against the Eagles last year. They'll have 400 yards rushing against the Eagles this year. Am I right, Nancy?
So I've noticed like there are ways to program Mark. Like I just try to figure out what his brain is doing on a daily basis. And now he's just – jazz hands performing for the audience just strike this entire show from the record after you're done but it was hot while it lasted week seven new england patriots thursday october 22nd prime video this again according to bears wire these are the aggregates of the reports we don't know what's happening in week eight for any of us in life week nine tampa bay monday night 7-15, that reportedly on ESPN. Week 11, the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, November 22nd. And then just four days later, the Week 12 game at Detroit. That one is on Thanksgiving, so that one's been well-reported, well-vetted.
The Bears also released a press release this morning, so they leaked their own schedule. And I like that the Bears sent us a whole email about it. You know, it was nice to get the little email from the Bears. Chicago Bears set to play on Thanksgiving Day. Bears.
Bears. Act accordingly.
How does the Bears' schedule affect their upcoming season?
Yes. So you know your Thursday Thanksgiving is set. Jacksonville Jaguars at the Bears reportedly on Sunday, December 6th. That is at noon. 14 and 15, blank according to Bears Wire. 16, Green Bay Packers. Friday, Christmas Day, Netflix. That was the one that was reported earlier today. So Christmas and Thanksgiving are now Bears games. The Detroit Lions reportedly on Sunday, January 3rd. And then that's the thing. January 3rd is now week 17, according to this. And then week 18 at Minnesota Vikings. So remember how Mike Florio said the entire schedule seemed to be just inching down a week so that way perhaps it would line up Super Bowl Sunday and then President's Day to get the break?
Yes.
It seems like the week 17-18 dates there kind of enforced that point a little bit more.
My whole issue with the schedule is that when I look at it, even like this partially filled out one, that is a really – and the thing is I knew who the opponents were. Right. I knew it was going to be very difficult. That's why I said I can't see them defending their NFC North crown with the moves they've made this offseason so far. There's still room for improvement. But when you see it laid out and like you got to go from – The Saints, who were much improved at the end of the year from the team that they saw in the middle of last season, to the Lions four days later, it just seems like a slog, Mark. It seems like there's more L's in there than you probably want to admit.
I mean, what did we settle on? Six standalone games? Seven. Is it seven? Is that what it comes out to? Seven standalone games for the Bears last year? I remember last year they had a streak of six straight noon games or something like that.
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