NFL world reacts to Bears' 2026 schedule
The Chicago Bears have unveiled their 2026 schedule, which featured seven standalone games. Here's how fans reacted:
The Chicago Bears revealed their 2026 schedule on Thursday night, with some help from third-year wide receiver Rome Odunze, who tapped into his inner Bob Ross to unveil the regular-season slate. In addition to facing their NFC foes twice, the Bears will play the NFC South and AFC East next season, which includes home games against the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers , as well as away games against the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers . With the Bears finishing first in the NFC North, they'll also face the same-place finishers in the NFC East (Philadelphia Eagles), NFC West (Seattle Seahawks) and AFC South ( Jacksonville Jaguars ).
There was plenty of reaction to the Bears' 2026 schedule, which includes a gauntlet of seven standalone games, including Thanksgiving and Christmas against a pair of divisional foes. NFL world reacts to Bears' 2026 schedule Genuinely I’m putting the holidays second this year and the Bears first. https://t.
co/nyePuJzVLn — BearsShowYo (@BearsShowYo) May 14, 2026 The Bears have three straight primetime games. If that doesn't tell you how much has changed for this franchise, I don't know what will. The Caleb Effect.
https://t. co/2TCAazgalj — Elias Schuster (@Schuster_Elias) May 15, 2026 So many prime time games confirmed and the last one might be flexed. BEARS ARE BACK https://t.