The NFL will officially drop the 2026 schedule in a big prime-time special on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. CT on NFL Network. The Chicago Bears, and the other 31 teams in the League, will also have a fun schedule release video prepped and ready to hit social media at that same time.<\/p>\n
However, various NFL broadcast partners will be able to announce some of their games before Thursday, so we\u2019ll track some of those here. We\u2019ll also track the leaks from local and national reporters on the key dates around the League, and for the Bears\u2019 18-week schedule below.<\/p>\n
UPDATE:<\/strong> The Bears are not playing an International game.<\/p>\n Our partners at FanDuel<\/a> have Chicago\u2019s win total at 9.5 (over +110\/under -130), and in case you were wondering, last year at this time it was at 8.5. They are third to win the NFL North at +320, with their playoff odds at +108. If you have the Bears winning the NFC, you can get that at +1300, with their odds to win the Super Bowl<\/a> at +2500. There are several player props as well, like Caleb Williams winning MVP at +1600 and Dillon Thieneman winning Defensive Rookie of the Year at +2200, so hit up our partners at FanDuel if you want to sprinkle a little on the 2026 season.<\/p>\n While you\u2019re waiting for all the game day specifics, here are Chicago\u2019s 2026 opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n HOME: <\/strong>Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n AWAY:<\/strong> Lions, Packers, Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n Keep in mind that unless the NFL announces the game, these are all to be considered rumors<\/strong> until the League makes it official. Also, some of these are my educated guesses based on the schedule leaks from the other teams the Bears are playing.<\/p>\n 2026 Bears Schedule Rumor Tracker<\/p>\n Week 1 –<\/strong> Bears at Panthers (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 2 – Vikings at the Bears (All these rumors without a link were shared<\/a> via a TikTok screenshot, so I don\u2019t know the source, but so far they look legit. If other rumors come up, I\u2019ll link them.)<\/p>\n Week 3 – <\/strong>Eagles at Bears on Monday Night Football (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 5 – Packers at Bears at 3:25<\/p>\n Week 6 – Bears at Falcons<\/p>\n Week 7 – <\/strong>Patriots at Bears on Thursday Night Football (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 8 – Bears at Seattle on Monday Night Football<\/p>\n Week 9 – <\/strong>Buccaneers at Bears on Sunday Night Football (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 11 – Saints at Bears<\/p>\n Week 12 – <\/strong>Bears at Lions on Thanksgiving on CBS in the early slot (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 13 – Jacksonville at Chicago<\/p>\n Week 15 – Bears at Bills on Saturday<\/p>\n Week 16 – Bears at Green Bay on Christmas<\/p>\n Week 17 – <\/strong>Lions at Bears at 3:25 CT (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Week 18 – <\/strong>Bears at the Vikings (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n Once the specifics for the Bears\u2019 games are announced, we\u2019ll share the dates, times, and channel information in a new article here at WCG, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n Some high-profile game rumors and announcements regarding the 2026 NFL season<\/p>\n\n
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