Published for Chicago Bears fans — October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team · Last updated October 24, 2026
🏈 Chicago Bears Fans — Your Monsters Are Waiting!
The Bears are 5-2, Caleb Williams owns the fourth quarter, and the NFC North crown is there for the taking. Fly the navy and orange, pack Soldier Field, and Bear Down all the way to January.
The Club
The Chicago Bears were founded in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys — a charter franchise of the league that became the NFL. They moved to Chicago in 1921, took the Bears name in 1922, and have played at lakefront Soldier Field since 1971. The club was built by George S. “Papa Bear” Halas, whose GSH initials are still worn on the left sleeve of every jersey. This is a franchise of legends: Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Gale Sayers, Sid Luckman and Brian Urlacher. Chicago has won nine world championships — eight NFL titles, most recently in 1963, plus Super Bowl XX, when the legendary 1985 Bears demolished New England 46-10 behind still the benchmark defense in NFL history. Searching for a Chicago Bears jersey, the latest Bears schedule or Bears tickets? Start with the question every fan asks each fall: when do the Bears play — because on the lakefront, game day is a way of life. Bear Down.
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Last Season (2025): The Comeback That Woke Chicago
Ben Johnson’s first season in Chicago was a revival: an 11-6 record, the NFC North title and the conference’s No. 2 seed. The offense led the NFL in rushing efficiency, the defense topped the league with 33 takeaways, and Caleb Williams authored seven game-winning drives — the most by a Bears quarterback in a season since 1970. Then came January 10, 2026, and a night Soldier Field will never forget. Trailing Green Bay 21-3 at halftime in the Wild Card round, Chicago stormed back with 25 fourth-quarter points — the biggest postseason comeback in franchise history and the club’s first playoff win in 15 years. Williams hit Olamide Zaccheaus, then found DJ Moore for the 25-yard winner with 1:43 left: Bears 31, Packers 27. A week later the dream died in overtime, 20-17 to the Rams, but not before Williams’ fadeaway touchdown to Cole Kmet forced the extra period. The message was sent: the Bears were back.
Best Players Right Now (2026 Roster)
Caleb Williams, Quarterback (#18) — The franchise quarterback and the NFL’s comeback king. Seven game-winning drives in 2025 and ice in his veins when the clock runs down.
Rome Odunze, Wide Receiver (#15) — The WR1 and Williams’ go-to target outside the numbers; a smooth, physical route-runner in his third season.
D’Andre Swift, Running Back (#4) — The bell-cow back of the league’s most efficient rushing attack, coming off a career year in 2025.
Colston Loveland, Tight End (#84) — The second-year star who hung 8 catches for 137 yards on Green Bay in the Wild Card classic and became Williams’ favourite target.
Luther Burden III, Wide Receiver (#10) — The yards-after-catch weapon of Johnson’s offense; give him a crease and he is gone.
Montez Sweat, Defensive End (#98) — The edge anchor of the defense since arriving from Washington, the man who makes quarterbacks hurry.
Jaylon Johnson, Cornerback (#1) — The No. 1 corner who travels with the opponent’s best receiver every week.
Dillon Thieneman, Safety (#31) — The first-round rookie who has started from day one and sealed the New England win with an interception of Drake Maye.
Head coach: Ben Johnson — The play-caller who promised Chicago a winner and delivered a division title and a playoff classic in year one. Year two has started 5-2.
Star Spotlight: Stories You Should Know
Caleb Williams, Mr. Fourth Quarter. Seven game-winning drives in 2025. A 25-point fourth quarter that ended Green Bay’s season. A fadeaway touchdown that nearly beat the Rams. Then a hamstring injury cost him three games this fall — and he returned to beat Atlanta and New England, then called out Richard Sherman for leaving Chicago out of his top five: “I see it all.” No quarterback in football owns the last two minutes like #18 right now.
Colston Loveland, the tight end who broke the Packers. Early “bust” chatter followed the 2025 first-rounder — until he torched Green Bay for 8 catches and 137 yards in the Wild Card classic. With Cole Kmet alongside him, Johnson’s two-tight-end offense is built around #84.
Ben Johnson vs Matt LaFleur — the grudge. Johnson promised to beat LaFleur’s Packers twice in 2025 and did it — in overtime in Week 16, then in the playoff comeback. Green Bay answered with a 31-7 rout on October 11. Round four: Christmas Day at Soldier Field.
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This Season (2026): 5-2 and Hunting the North
Chicago’s second act under Johnson has opened 5-2, good for second in the NFC North and the conference’s No. 5 seed. The highlights: a 59-37 shootout win at Carolina, a 27-7 statement against Philadelphia, and Thursday night’s 30-24 win over New England in the first home game after the passing of legendary coach Mike Ditka, with the team wearing commemorative No. 89 patches. Williams missed Weeks 3-5 with a hamstring injury and the veterans kept the season alive at 2-1 in his absence; since his return, the Bears have won both his starts. The honest warning: Chicago is 0-2 inside the division, beaten by Minnesota and Green Bay, so the crown will be decided by the rematches — Green Bay on Christmas Day, Detroit on January 3, and the finale at Minnesota. The next test is the biggest yet: Monday night at the defending champion Seahawks.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Games to Watch
Check the Bears schedule and grab Bears tickets early — these are the nights that will decide the North:
- November 2 — at Seattle Seahawks (Monday Night Football): The defending Super Bowl LX champions on their own deafening turf. A measuring-stick game for a team with ambitions of its own.
- November 8 — vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday Night Football): Prime time on the lakefront in Chicago’s last game before the bye week.
- November 26 — at Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving Day): The North’s Thanksgiving stage at Ford Field, with division ground there for the taking.
- December 19 — at Buffalo Bills: A December Saturday-nighter at Highmark Stadium — against DJ Moore’s new team.
- December 25 — vs Green Bay Packers (Christmas Day): The oldest rivalry in football, on Christmas, at Soldier Field, with the division potentially on the line. The biggest lakefront date of the year.
Biggest Rivalries — The Wars
1. Green Bay Packers — the NFL’s oldest rivalry. First meeting 1921, more than 200 chapters since. Chicago’s 31-27 Wild Card comeback from 21-3 down is already folklore; Green Bay answered 31-7 at Lambeau in October. The Christmas Day rematch at Soldier Field is next.
2. Minnesota Vikings — The Border Battle. The unbeaten Vikings lead the North and won the Week 2 rock fight 9-3 at Soldier Field; Chicago’s return trip to Minnesota closes the regular season.
3. Detroit Lions — Division foes since 1930. Detroit stole the 2025 regular-season finale 19-16 at Soldier Field; the 2026 meetings fall on Thanksgiving at Ford Field and January 3 in Chicago.
4. Los Angeles Rams — The new wound. The Rams ended Chicago’s dream 2025 season 20-17 in overtime in the divisional round, after Williams’ fadeaway touchdown forced the extra period. There is no regular-season meeting in 2026 — only a playoff rematch can settle it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Chicago Bears play next?
The Bears travel to Seattle to face the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks on Monday Night Football, November 2, 2026, at Lumen Field — with a Sunday night home game against Tampa Bay on November 8 right behind it.
Where do the Bears play their home games?
At Soldier Field on Chicago’s lakefront — the Bears’ home since 1971, famous for its colonnades, its lake-effect winters and a capacity of 61,500.
How many Super Bowls have the Bears won?
One: Super Bowl XX, when the legendary 1985 Bears beat the New England Patriots 46-10. Chicago also won eight NFL championships before the Super Bowl era (1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946 and 1963) — nine world titles in all.
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Sources: NFL.com, ESPN, Pro Football Reference — team schedules, rosters and records checked October 2026.
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