Chicago Bears Schedule 2026

The Bears' next game is Week 4 against the New York Jets at Soldier Field. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on FOX.

The Bears play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium and finishing in Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.

The Bears are on bye in Week 10 of the 2026 season, between their Week 9 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their Week 11 game against the New Orleans Saints. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.

Chicago has 9 home games in 2026, all of them at Soldier Field. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.

The Bears play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.

Chicago lost to the Minnesota Vikings 3-9 in Week 2 at Soldier Field. They meet again in Week 18 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, January 10.

The Bears face the Green Bay Packers in Week 5 at Lambeau Field on Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 16 at Soldier Field on Friday, December 25 at 1:00 PM ET.

The Bears face the Detroit Lions in Week 12 at Ford Field on Thursday, November 26 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 17 at Soldier Field on Sunday, January 3 at 4:25 PM ET.

2026 Bears games are scheduled on FOX, CBS, ESPN, Prime Video, NBC and Netflix. FOX carries the most with 8 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 1 game has no broadcast window assigned yet and shows none.

Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Bears are 2-1 through 3 games in 2026, most recently beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7 in Week 3.