With the final 2025 NFL season standings official(ish), we now know which teams the Chicago Bears will play in 2026 and where those games will be held.
Besides the home-and-away games against their division rivals, the league’s rotating schedule means the Bears will play the NFC South and the AFC East in 2026. Chicago’s first-place portion of their schedule means they also get the first-place finisher in the NFC East, the NFC West, and the AFC South.
Chicago Bears 2026 opponents
Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings,
New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears 2026 HOME game schedule
Lions, Packers, Vikings, Saints, Buccaneers, Patriots, Jets, Eagles, Jaguars
With a ninth home game, it’s possible the Bears could “host” an International Series matchup in 2026. They last played an international game in 2024 when they were the home team against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Chicago Bears 2026 AWAY game schedule
Lions, Packers, Vikings, Falcons, Bills, Panthers, Dolphins, Seahawks
The specific schedule dates and times will be announced in the spring.
