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Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The WCG crew shares some thoughts on the Bears 2024 schedule in this Miltipart roundtable. We’ve all had some time to digest the 2024 Chicago Bears schedule. We’ve mentally gone through each game and considered the best-case and worst-case scenarios. In the next few days, our team here at WCG will share some of our analysis of the 18-week slate. Here’s our first topic... What is the Bears' toughest stretch of games in 2024? And here’s what we had to say... Jacob Infante: Week 11 onward is going to be a test for this Bears team. It’s no coincidence that that’s when all of their divisional games are played, and seeing as though both the Lions and Packers were playoff teams in 2023, it’s not going to be easy to beat each of them twice in the span of less than two months. The Vikings could provide a challenge, the 49ers are the class of the NFC, and the Seahawks should still be in the playoff hunt when they square off with Chicago in Week 17, too. Jack R Salo: This, my friends, is another silver lining of losing games last year. The last-place schedule, gifting the Bears matchups against the Panthers, Commanders, and Patriots, gives Chicago a handful of chances to catch their breath should they happen to stumble. The best team on this schedule is the 49ers, so the stretch between Weeks 11-14 is the worst grind. Three playoff teams in four games, all three of whom made it out of the Wild Card round. It will be a great test because the Bears should be well above .500 by then. Aaron Leming: A strong argument could be made for the Bears’ last eight games of the season, but if I had to narrow it down a bit more, I’d say the last six are their worst stretch. It features four games against 2023 playoff teams and only one team that finished under .500 last year. The Vikings appear to be the easiest game in that stretch, but having the bulk of your divisional games, with the San Francisco 49ers sandwiched in there, is a tough break. Especially when four of those six games are on the road. Ryan Droste: To me, this has to be the Vikings, Detroit, Seahawks stretch between December 16 and December 26. You have three games in 10 days (and two of those teams had winning records last year). Oh, and Christmas is during that stretch, too! A busy time of the year against what could be some stiff competition with very little prep time in between. The good news is that two of the three games are at home in Chicago. If you haven’t welcomed Ryan to our WCG team yet, give him a hey in the comment section! Sam Householder: The stretch from weeks 13 to 17 is the toughest. They have three straight road games, the last one being a Monday Night Football game. Then there’s little reprieve as they play three games in 10 days. That is a tough, tough stretch for a young team with rookies that might be hitting the wall in a sport where everyone gets banged up the longer the season goes. Josh Sunderbruch: From Thanksgiving on looks rough. All three away games against divisional rivals, the 49ers, and a Thursday game? Yeesh. That could be rough. Erik Duerrwaechter: The Bears’ toughest stretch will most certainly be from Week 11 until the end of the season. They will play all three of their divisional rivals in three consecutive weeks beginning at Week 11 against the Packers, and all six divisional of their games will be played in that same time frame. They can either control their destiny or lose it completely, depending on how those first three games go. Jeff Berckes: “Stretch” means at least three and the cluster in September after the opener with two road games against the Texans and Colts followed by a home game against the feisty Rams. It’s a good early slate to test this young Bears team against some other exciting squads, but there’s nothing easy about it. Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.: This wasn’t planned, but I agree with my Bear & Blanced co-host. The late-season NFC North stretch is tough for sure, but if the Bears can’t handle their business early, those games may not matter. The Titans will provide momentum. Prime time on the road in Houston (Caleb vs C.J.) will have a big-game feel. Another young QB in Indy brings another marquee matchup, and Sean McVay’s Rams always come to play. Now it’s your turn. What stretch of games will be Chicago’s toughest?