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I've been thinking a lot about Chicago's week 2 game in Denver and how they can best approach it to avoid getting beat by the altitude. Denver is notoriously difficult to beat at home early in the season because of that altitude advantage.
The basic science behind altitude isn't complex: at higher elevation, there's less oxygen, so your body can't do as much. Your body can adjust by changing chemical levels in your blood, but that takes a few days.
So if I'm the Bears, I'm using the extra preparation time following TNF opener to my advantage here. Come in Friday after the GB game, give the guys Saturday and Sunday off, and then travel to Denver on Monday
But don't just stay in Denver all week. Go up in the mountains to higher elevation. I suggest Estes Park YMCA, which they could rent for the week. It's at about 8,000 feet. 3000 feet higher than Denver, team will adjust to less oxygen and Denver will feel easy.
Stay in Estes Park Monday through Saturday, come down to Denver on Saturday like you normally would flying to a road game. That should basically eliminate any altitude-induced home field advantage for the Broncos.
