Steelers and Bears Get SCREWED OVER by NFL Schedule; NO DIVISION GAMES Until Week 11

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

This is almost as weird as when the Giants opened up in 2002 playing against every NFC West team in the first month of the season

[@the6thpackbrewbuck]

The Ravens in 2022 had that too with the AFC East

[@turbochargedsports6327]

Seems like the NFL relied a little too much on clueless AI in generating the schedule. 🙄

[@WaltGekko]

NFL had to work around the Taylor Swift Eras Tour.

[@sportsmanz5948]

Exactly. I mentioned that on my channel about the Bears schedule. Crazy. Craziest thing I've seen for a Bears schedule since a couple of years ago where they alternated home and road games every week...no consecutive home or road games.

[@anthony_rivera4735]

Funny thing is that the bears and Steelers play against each other in London on October 13. But these teams don't play their division opponents until week 11.

[@sirpoptart]

You might want to double check the schedule

[@Backpackfiles]

I'm sorry... WHAT?!?

[@miked31784]

I hate how they have two divisional teams play each other twice in the last 3 weeks. Patriots and Bills

[@ParadiseCity1329]

Eagles vs Giants have been on Week 16 and 18 for a couple years now, so it is annoying. Especially since the Giants have been crap for a few years now, those games wouldn't have any value especially if my Eagles clinch the playoffs prior. They shouldn't put two division rivals games within weeks of each other, let alone the same one twice in three weeks.

[@dakotayoung1611]

I could be in a coma for exactly 6 months and I wouldn't miss a single steelers in divisional game. Holy s*it!

[@doloj6490]

This at least benefits the Bears to avoid their own division which is tough and the Bears have an easier schedule to get their feet wet first with a new QB. Bonus. Caleb will have a much easier time getting acclimated

[@natevart4156]

As a bears fan I do not mind this because that just mean the last part of the season could be filled with storylines and rivalry’s. I think it will be great to watch

[@PatriotWatchUSA]

Exactly!!!! The entire league should be this way

[@Backpackfiles]

I was also fascinated by the Bears playing three in a row at home AND three in a row on the road... Haven't seen that since the 80s.

[@quigonkenny]

In the other direction, the Texans play two in a row at home (wks 4-5) and two in a row on the road (wks 6-7) exactly once each. Every other game outside of weeks 4-7 are road, home, road, home, etc. Jags, too (wks 3-4, 7-8). Seems to me they'd need to work pretty hard to have 15 out of 17 of a team's games be road after home or vice-versa.

[@miked31784]

6:34 exactly! Amen!

[@andy7376]

As a Steelers fan, I’m not happy about this. Also I don’t like how we have 3 home Primetime games in a row. We literally have 0 home day games between Week 3 & 11 and that makes me mad cuz during the day in October in Pittsburgh the weather is nice for the most part but at night you never know, it could be cooler & by the time Week 11 comes, it’ll be cold most likely like what was the NFL thinking?

[@andrewgrove1691]

I hate it too. The nfl has a vendetta against them

[@andy7376]

@@andrewgrove1691 Yeah for real, it’s probably the fact that we got the most rings but idk. I just think it’s BS

[@MrMegaMario64]

As a Steelers fan I'm massively disappointed in our schedule. No divisional games til week 11, no home opener (I can live with that on its own) and then we have a Netflix exclusive and an Amazon Video exclusive.

[@JAce94007]

Tbf all TNF is Amazon Prime, it's been that way for years. And the no home opener isnt the NFLs fault, it's due to the MLB schedule

[@MrMegaMario64]

@@JAce94007 The former I did not know but the latter I did. Still doesn't make me any happier mind and granted that's why I said I could live without the home opener. Thanks for the reply though :)

[@WaltGekko]

Those games will air locally in Pittsburgh because of NFL broadcast rules.

[@Ragnar009]

I see your point. But there is a positive to this. Many teams end up totally different from what they were in the first month of the season, to the last month. The Bears and Steelers will be who they are by week 11. We'll know who the better team is when they play.

[@tricot6468]

I actually appreciate the schedules bc of that. I’m worried the bears will start the year like they did last year. However I’m confident coach flus will have us improve tremendously as the year progresses

[@FireMedic816]

I think what’s worse is that 10 day stretch at the end of December for Pittsburgh. 3 games in 10 days feels like too much.

[@slibertas1996]

Last year, the Colts had 4 of their 6 divisional games in the first 7 weeks

[@Donald_the_Potholer]

I think that you used the wrong data points, JG9. I would have said "For each of the past 10 Standard Seasons, (so, excluding 2020, like you did,) What was the latest week that a team played a Divisional game, and what was the third quartile week that a team played a Divisional Game (i.e., 24th & 25th teams)".

[@mrmoose6619]

I would schedule that by Week 9 every team has at least 3 in division games, 3 conference games, and 2 non-conference games depending on the bye. At least this way, there's some data on the tiebreakers midway through... Cleveland's schedule makes little sense either... 4 of the first 6 are the NFC East rotation... then Cincy Week 7... only 2 divisional, 3 conference, and 4 of 5 non-conference games before their Week 10 bye...

[@marcus813]

By the time the trade deadline comes up, many of the teams will be different from what they were in September anyway, so I wouldn't make too big of an issue about those data you mentioned. Weird scheduling, yeah, but I don't look at this at someone being screwed over.

[@jordanbuckman1589]

I noticed this immediately as a Bears fan. Absolutely insane

[@Ander173]

As a Bears fan this schedule is aggravating. The division thing alone is frustrating but there are tons of other quirks as well. Hope we can get through the last chunk of the season, cause it’s gonna be a gauntlet(all division games with short periods of time in between them-including 3 games in 10 days)

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

As a Steelers fan our 2nd half schedule is brutal Because 6 out of 8 games are division games and the 2 other games are phily and chiefs So yeah steelers have the toughest end to a season ive ever seen

[@anthony_rivera4735]

And the bears play against two tough divisions being the afc north and nfc west in 2024.

[@PatriotWatchUSA]

As a BEARS fan I think it's great! What's the problem. Did you like playing the Packers in week 1 last year?

[@MrSimster]

@@PatriotWatchUSA week 1 Packers game was hard to watch so ya I'll pass, but the problem is that the last 6-7 games alone could make or break our season

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

To be fair the Bears didn’t even get screwed by them having all division games late The NFC North this year had probably the greatest start to a season by a division in nfl history here is the standings Vikings 5-0 Lions 4-1 Bears 4-2 Packers 4-2 Yes all teams are 2 games or more above 500 Which means In a division this good the later division games played it increases the value of games so for the bears and pretty much every division game is gonna be a bloodbath and only 3 oof them are before week 11 Week 4 Vikings beat Packers 31-29 after leading 28-0 at half!!! This week week 7 Vikings vs Lions no 1 vs no 2 barge for first in the north And Packers hosting the lions in week 9 All the other division games in the nfc north are week 11 or later which will be insaine to watch every game will be a bloodbath This is like what everyone thought the arc north would be this year but browns and bengals got off to bad starts so the but hey ravens and bengals had the game of the yea with ravens winning 41-38 in ot with burrow throwing 5 tds no ints and still losing talent is there just results no Browns are miserable can’t score 20 points a game this year every game scored less so the schedule to my Steelers got less hard

[@DebitAdams]

I wanted to go to an Steelers away game this year and the schedule was all wacky. I expected the Eagles game to be a lot earlier.

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

To be fair with how good the NFC North is this year it’s good that Bears have all division games late since it’s increasing the value of games Steelers on the other end got screwed a bit more since browns and bengals aren’t doing great

[@tompiper1480]

NFL screwed the schedules up big time

[@PatriotWatchUSA]

I think this is absolutely awesome. The entire league should be this way. What is the problem? Bears played Packers in week 1 last year. That should never happen

[@r.wilwil9852]

The only way to beat this schedule is to beat every team you meet!!! We are both in a unique situation. We can't change it. Hell with it maul everybody!!! Both of Our defenses carried us but now we both have good offenses I don't know Russell but I know Justin.. I expect him to start. Our GM didn't draft Fields. So, we gave away our starting QB for our GM's dream quarterback.

[@SuperMutant2099]

I make a joke about this bad as after first season in franchise mode in a madden game but I think ai in the game would do better job at scheduling then whoever did Steelers and bears

[@historybuff1483]

I don’t see how they got screwed. If anything its an advantage. Their rookie QB can get reps, teams can hit their rhythm by time the division games start.

[@someguyamirite]

Injuries

[@RetroJR3379]

Way I would do it is have Wk 1-3 or 6-9 & 16-18 Divisional games

[@Donald_the_Potholer]

Just make a rule that each team plays every Divisional Opponent once each in Weeks 1-8 and once each in Weeks 11-18. EDIT: JG9 basically said the same; just a 2-week margin to ensure that we don't have any 2-in-3-week madness.

[@Arenzelnoi]

Just wait. Caleb Williams is probably going to get injured/benched before he plays his division

[@mrmoose6619]

Actually, not the weirdest Chicago professional tackle football schedule I've ever seen... take a look at the Chicago Bruisers 1988 Arena League Schedule...

[@Cheseeburg]

The eagles are overexposed in the 4:25 slots and most of the prime time games this year have no history and dont make make since

[@TheDMsofDisability]

The Commanders had 5 of the last 6 games of the 2021season be division opponets.

[@WWG3802]

As a Bear fan it's cool we'll take all comers. Claw up Bear down

[@mjsteele42]

Not only do the Steelers play all of their division games during the last eight weeks, but the hardest games they have against the AFCW and NFCE are the other two games in that eight week span. It really feels like the NFL schedule makers are trying to engineer a Mike Tomlin firing

[@travismiller4320]

All 3 Packers divisional games are GOLD PACKAGE…which means it’s all Milwaukee ticket holders. So no Green Bay ticket holders get to see a divisional game.

[@Terpchasin]

This schedule has to be made be ai

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

Well it beats the old method of having the monkey throw darts

[@jackmessick2869]

They should just make the first three weeks and the last three weeks divisional play. Can't be that hard to work around baseball and Taylor Swift concerts.

[@kevinsealschott1090]

I was just gonna suggest that that’s how I used to schedule my fantasy league

[@HunteronaBudget]

Lol. Thats like the Browns play each team from the NFC East before they play the Bengals in Week 7

[@ParadiseCity1329]

Cant wait for your thoughts on the Chiefs entire schedule cuz no matter what, their schedule is a doozy.

[@arcticphoenix2789]

Did the NFL use AI Technology to create the schedule this year? Sure looks like it.

[@cstick2664]

madden schedules be like:

[@charliec6318]

BEAR DOWN🐻⬇️

[@hrose756]

Is this a joke