RANKING Bears' 2026 Opponents

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Football, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Ruthie Polinsky and Clay Harbor kick off the episode reacting to the NFL’s announcement that the 2026 season will start midweek, with the Seahawks hosting an opponent on Wednesday and the Rams facing the 49ers in the first-ever regular-season game in Melbourne, Australia. They discuss the possibility of the Chicago Bears being Seattle’s opening-night opponent and what that matchup could mean for both teams. The conversation then shifts to Clay’s rankings of the Bears’ 2026 opponents, breaking down which matchups could be the toughest and which games fans should circle on the calendar. Ruthie and Clay also share insights on trends around the league and what this schedule shakeup might mean for teams chasing playoff positioning.

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0:00.0	It's the Charter, Charter, the Charter, the Charter podcast, the Charter podcast with Ruthie and Clay.
0:14.4	We'll get there.
0:15.4	Yeah.
0:15.7	We will.
0:16.1	Okay.
0:16.7	What's up, everyone?
0:17.5	Welcome back to the Charter podcast.
0:19.0	Brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:20.8	I am Ruthie Polinsky back with my okay singer, better football player, better football
0:27.5	analysts.
0:28.0	We're going to work on the singing.
0:29.1	Clay Harbor, nine-year NFL tight end.
0:32.0	Great to see you, my friend, wearing your burgundy, looking stunning, sounding average. Yeah average yeah yeah I saw you and
0:40.7	David Haw had the burgundy on the other day and it inspired me went into my
0:43.9	closet my suit closet today picking through my suits and I said Ruthie and
0:48.6	David looked great in this color the other day I can't let them know the thing
0:52.5	they're the only people I can wear it. So I decided to go with it today.
0:55.6	Well, you look stunning.
0:56.7	And it's great to be back on the charter podcast now with a new jingle.
1:01.2	We appreciate all the love we got on social media for that.
1:05.3	Clay, we're going to have some fun today because there were some things in the news.
1:11.2	We now know that the NFL season is going to start on a Wednesday.
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