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Capsules of Bears' 2023 opponents

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson
Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson

Here are capsules of the Bears' 14 opponents this season:

HOME AND AWAY

Detroit Lions (9-8 in 2022)
Series: Bears lead 104-77-5 and have won seven of last 10.
Last meeting: Bears lost 41-10 Jan. 1, 2023, in Detroit.
Notable: The Bears have won four of their last five games at Ford Field.

Green Bay Packers (8-9)
Series: Bears trail 105-95-6 and have lost eight straight.
Last meeting: Bears lost 28-19 Dec. 4, 2022, in Chicago.
Notable: The Bears will face a Packers team without Hall of Fame quarterbacks Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers for the first time since 1991.

Minnesota Vikings (13-4)
Series: Bears trail 65-57-2 and have lost five of last six after winning four straight.
Last meeting: Bears lost 29-13 Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago.
Notable: The road team has won five of the last seven meetings between the teams.

HOME

Arizona Cardinals (4-13)
Series: Bears lead 59-29-6 and have won seven of last 11.
Last meeting: Bears lost 33-22 Dec. 5, 2021, in Chicago.
Notable: The teams have alternated victories over their last six meetings with the Bears winning in 2006, 2012 and 2018 and losing in 2009, 2015 and 2021.

Atlanta Falcons (7-10)
Series: Bears lead 15-14 and have won three of last five.
Last meeting: Bears lost 27-24 Nov. 20, 2022, in Atlanta.
Notable: The Bears have won six of their last seven meetings with the Falcons at Soldier Field, beginning with a 36-0 victory in 1985.

Carolina Panthers (7-10)
Series: Bears lead 7-4 and have won two straight and five of last six.
Last meeting: Bears won 23-16 Oct. 18, 2020, in Carolina.
Notable: The game will pit the teams who were involved in this year's blockbuster trade in which the Bears dealt the No. 1 pick in the draft to the Panthers in exchange for receiver DJ Moore and four draft choices.

Denver Broncos (5-12)
Series: Tied 8-8, with Bears winning three of last five.
Last meeting: Bears won 16-14 Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver.
Notable: Neither team has scored more than 19 points in seven of the last eight meetings, with Bears winning 16-13 in 1990, 19-10 in 2003 and 16-14 in 2019, and losing 13-3 in 1993, 17-12 in 1996, 13-10 in 2011 and 17-15 in 2015.

Las Vegas Raiders (6-11)
Series:
Tied 8-8, with Bears winning four of last six.
Last meeting: Bears won 20-9 Oct 10, 2021, in Las Vegas.
Notable: The last four meetings between the teams have all been in different cities: Oakland (2011), Chicago (2015), London (2019) and Las Vegas (2021).

AWAY

Cleveland Browns (7-10)
Series: Bears trail 10-7 but have won three of last four.
Last meeting: Bears lost 26-6 Sept. 26, 2021, in Cleveland.
Notable: The Bears-Browns matchup is a result of the NFL expanding to 17 games in 2021, creating an additional NFC-AFC contest pitting two teams that finished in the same place in the standings in their respective divisions the previous year.

Kansas City Chiefs (14-3)
Series: Bears lead 7-6.
Last meeting: Bears lost 26-3 Dec. 22, 2019, in Chicago.
Notable: The teams have alternated wins over their last 10 meetings, with the Bears winning in 1987, 1993, 1999, 2007 and 2015, and losing in 1990, 1996, 2003, 2011 and 2019.

Los Angeles Chargers (10-7)
Series: Bears lead 7-6 and have won six of last eight.
Last meeting: Bears lost 17-16 Oct. 27, 2019, in Chicago.
Notable: This will be the first time the Bears will face the Chargers in Los Angeles since they moved there from San Diego in 2017.

New Orleans Saints (7-10)
Series: Bears trail 18-15 and have lost seven straight.
Last meeting: Bears lost 21-9 Jan. 10, 2021, in wildcard playoff game in New Orleans.
Notable: The Bears have dropped six straight in the Superdome with their last win coming in 1991 under coach Mike Ditka.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
Series: Bears lead 40-21 and have won seven of last 11.
Last meeting: Bears lost 38-3 Oct. 24, 2021, in Tampa.
Notable: The home team has won the last five meetings between the teams.

Washington Commanders (8-8-1)
Series: Bears trail 27-24-1 and have lost eight of last nine.
Last meeting: Bears lost 12-7 Oct. 13, 2022, in Chicago.
Notable: The Bears' 73-0 road win over Washington in the 1940 NFL Championship Game remains the most lopsided contest in NFL history.

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