NFL teams prefer to have a consistent schedule over the course of the regular season, but the Chicago Bears might not have that luxury in 2026.

With success and excitement like the Bears enjoyed in 2025, the NFL tends to put teams in that boat in more primetime games rather than always having them play your customary Sunday afternoon contests, which means more short weeks.

And that's what we should expect to be the case for Chicago this coming season, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk says.

It wasn't just the Bears' overall success last season that will lead to that, though.…