Chicago Bears 2026 Travel Schedule

Chicago Bears travel miles 2026 by week

Home: Soldier Field, Chicago. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock shows the kickoff in Chicago time, so you can see how early or late the game feels to the Bears.

Miles (round trip):

10,660

Short weeks (under 7 days rest):

6

Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):

0

Longest road trip (games):

2

Longest home gap (days):

19

Time zones crossed:

7

International games:

0

Chicago Bears short weeks 2026

• Week 4, vs New York Jets: 6 days after the previous game.
• Week 7, vs New England Patriots: 4 days after the previous game.
• Week 9, vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6 days after the previous game.
• Week 12, at Detroit Lions: 4 days after the previous game, 480 miles round trip.
• Week 15, at Buffalo Bills: 6 days after the previous game, 920 miles round trip.
• Week 16, vs Green Bay Packers: 6 days after the previous game.

How NFL travel miles are calculated

Each road game counts as its own round trip from the team’s home stadium, even when a team plays consecutive road games. Home games count zero. Neutral-site and international games are measured from home. MockSlate measures each trip from Soldier Field as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. All 32 teams ranked →

Chicago Bears rest advantage 2026 by week

Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.

A positive number means Chicago has more rest than its opponent; a negative number means the opponent has more rest. Week 1 has no comparison because neither team has played yet. Thursday games are often even because both teams are coming off the same short week.

Chicago has a net rest advantage of 15 days across the 2026 schedule, ranking 1st in the league.

Chicago Bears games off a bye 2026

• Week 11, vs New Orleans Saints: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.

NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002

Here’s how NFL teams have actually performed with different amounts of rest since 2002. The table groups games by how many more, or fewer, rest days the home team had than its opponent. The Even line is the normal home-field baseline.

Sample: 5,838 regular-season games from 2002 to 2025 where rest could be calculated for both teams. Week 1 is excluded.

Chicago Bears hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule

The Bears’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 15 to 17: @BUF, GB, DET, at an average model win chance of 48.3%, 24th hardest three-game run in the league. The ranking uses MockSlate’s projected win chances, which already account for home field and rest.

Remaining schedule: opponents .563, 2nd hardest by record; favored in 6 of 10.

Playoff picture: alive, magic number 13 for the division and 10 for a playoff spot.

Who Bears fans should root for this week →

The Bears’ record in cold and hot weather since 1999 →

These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →

Chicago Bears primetime games 2026 and since 2002

The Bears have 5 primetime games in 2026, tied for 7th most in the league, and have averaged 3.7 per season since 2002. That ties the most in a season since 2002 (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2019). Their primetime record since 2002 is 40-49 (44.9%). Week 18's game time has not been announced yet.

Which Bears games can still be flexed →

Windows: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and other night windows (the opener, holiday nights, Saturday night). Lines are MockSlate model numbers from the current ratings snapshot, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams by primetime games → Every Bears primetime and holiday game since 1966 →