Chicago Bears: Schedule Prediction Post Bridgewater Injury

Game 5 @ Indianapolis Colts

This is going to be a tough matchup. The Colts have a wide receiving corps loaded with speedsters like T.Y. Hilton and Phillip Dorsett. Andrew Luck will be back pulling the trigger for them and under the guidance of Rob Chudzinski who is a solid offensive coordinator. It just feels like this is a game where Chicago’s biggest weakness will come back to bite them.

Result:  Loss

Game 6 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

One of the wild card games of the season. On the one hand the Bears are facing a team that held a top 10 pick this year. On the other the Jaguars have a roster that is teaming with young talent and a number of emerging stars like Allen Robinson and Blake Bortles. Which team will show up at Soldier Field? This will be a tough game, but Chicago pulls it out.

Result:  Win

Game 7 @ Green Bay Packers

Don’t expect lightning to strike twice. The Packers are still feeling the sting of that Thanksgiving defeat last year and will be anxious for revenge when the Bears return. Jordy Nelson is back healthy and he’s always a problem. Cutler won’t throw the game away like in years past, but he won’t be able to keep up with Aaron Rodgers this time.

Result:  Loss

Game 8 vs. Minnesota Vikings

The Bears should’ve beaten the Vikings in Chicago last year but a late-game collapse doomed them. Odds are that won’t happen with Shaun Hill under center for the Vikings. Adrian Peterson and that Minnesota defense will remain hard nuts to crack, but the clear absence of Bridgewater in key situations will enable the Bears to pull away.

Result:  Win

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