{"id":165665,"date":"2025-06-28T16:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/165665\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:41:10","slug":"bears-have-two-of-the-least-watchable-games-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/165665\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears have two of the least watchable games in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bearswire.usatoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bears<\/a> are gearing up for an exciting 2025 season, but there will be no shortage of challenges given their second-most difficult strength of schedule that features slates against the AFC North, NFC East and two contests agains the rest of the NFC North.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookies.com\/news\/the-top-25-most-least-watchable-nfl-games-in-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bookies.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bookies.com<\/a> recently examined the most and least watchable games on the 2025 schedule. And while the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bears<\/a> didn&#8217;t have any games make the most-watchable list, they had two contests on the least-watchable list &#8212; the Bears&#8217; Week 10 game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Giants<\/a> and Chicago&#8217;s Week 15 contest against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland-browns\/329\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Browns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Using their BWI (Bookies Watchable Index), the Bears-Browns game received a a score of 30.7 while Chicago&#8217;s least watchable game is against the Giants (30.35).<\/p>\n<p>While there&#8217;s plenty of excitement surrounding the Bears heading into 2025, due in large part to the duo of Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams, the same can&#8217;t be said for their opponents on this list, New York and Cleveland. The Giants finished with a 3-14 record, which earned them the fourth overall selection in edge rusher Abdul Carter. Meanwhile, the Browns are also coming off a 3-14 campaign, where they landed defensive tackle Mason Graham at fifth overall. Both teams have questions, particularly at the quarterback position, while expectations are high for Williams in Year 2.<\/p>\n<p>While the Bears have one of the most difficult schedules in the league, including games against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Lions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Lions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Green Bay Packers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Green Bay Packers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Eagles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, there are some winnable games on the schedule that should help make head coach Ben Johnson&#8217;s first year a success.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Bears Wire on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheBearsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBearsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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