The Bears are the only team that will play all four conference finalists from January, but otherwise their 2009 schedule looks favorable -- if you buy into the teams' 2008 records.
The schedule released by the NFL on Tuesday includes five prime-time games, starting with the Sept. 13 opener at Green Bay. Always a popular network choice because they play in the league's second-largest television market, the Bears became more appealing with the trade for quarterback Jay Cutler. Continue