The NFL released schedules for all 32 teams on Wednesday, telling us where the Bears will open their 2024 season, where they’ll play their primetime games and where the team will finish its season.
This schedule sets the Bears up with a favorable opportunity to take its first step into a contending window.
In 2023, the Bears went 7-10 which vaulted the franchise into an offseason of questions. The team answered virtually every question.
What would the Bears do at quarterback? They reset the position by selecting Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall. How will the Bears help their quarterback? They signed D’Andre Swift, traded for Keenan Allen and drafted Rome Odunze. Who will lead the Bears’ defense? The team hired Eric Washington from Buffalo.
Most notably this season, the Bears will have three primetime games: Week 2 against Houston, Week 15 against Minnesota, Week 17 against Seattle. The Bears will also travel to London to take on Jacksonville, which is Chicago’s first trip across the pond since the 2019 season when the Bears lost to the Raiders.
and to honor the schedule release, the Bears made a pretty cool promo video:
Chicago Bears 2024 schedule, opponents:
Week 1 (Sept. 8): vs. Tennessee, noon
Week 2 (Sept. 15): @ Houston, 7:20 (Sunday Night Football)
Week 3 (Sept. 22): @ Indianapolis, noon
Week 4 (Sept. 29): vs. Los Angeles Rams, noon
Week 5 (Oct. 5): vs. Carolina, noon
Week 6 (Oct. 13): vs. Jacksonville (London), 8:30 a.m.
Week 7 (Oct. 20): BYE
Week 8 (Oct. 27): @ Washington, noon
Week 9 (Nov. 3): @ Arizona, 3:05 p.m.
Week 10 (Nov. 10): vs. New England, noon
Week 11 (Nov. 17): vs. Green Bay, noon
Week 12 (Nov. 24): vs. Minnesota, noon
Week 13 (Dec. 1): @Detroit, 11:30 a.m. (Thanksgiving)
Week 14 (Dec. 8): @ San Francisco, 3:25
Week 15 (Dec. 16): @ Minnesota, 7:15 p.m. (Monday Night Football)
Week 16 (Dec. 22): vs. Detroit, noon
Week 17 (Dec. 29): vs. Seattle, 7:15 p.m. (Thursday Night Football)
Week 18 (Jan. 5): @ Green Bay, TBD
Chicago Bears Preseason Schedule
Aug. 1: vs. Houston, 7 p.m. (Hall of Fame Game)
Aug. 10: at Buffalo, noon
Aug. 17: vs. Cincinnati, noon
Aug. 22: @ Kansas City, 7 p.m.
