Bears 2022 Schedule Tracker
The full 2022 NFL schedule will be released officially Thursday at 7 p.m. on NFL Network.
Normally some games are released ahead of time and others are leaked out by various league sources or reporters throughout schedule release day. WSCR-AM 670 host Danny Parkins tries each year to track down the schedule in advance and this year has come up with a complete slate of opponents and dates prior to noon of release day.
With the Bears rebuilding, it seemed possible they'd be less in demand for prime-time games this year. However, the presence of quarterback Justin Fields might offset this and keep them in the limelight. The early leaked games indicate plenty of prime-time exposure .
According to Parkins, the Bears have three prime-time games and open at home against the 49ers.
One night game being widely reported early was Week 2 because it is on Sunday Night Football. It's the game at Green Bay.
The Bears and Packers have had at least one night game each season dating back to 2006. So, this will be the 17th straight year of this tradition and the Bears have had to travel to Green Bay for 12 of those.
The only time since 2010 that they've played a home night game against the Packers was the 2019 season opener. The Packers hosted the night game in 2022, 2021, 2020 and from 2011-2018. The Bears had home night games against the Packers in 2006, 2008 and 2010, when the league seemed more concerned with balancing this hosting assignment.
They also traveled to Green Bay for a Christmas game in 2005 but it wasn't in prime time and started at 4:10 p.m.
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The Bears this year face a fairly balanced schedule if the dates and opponents of the WSRC schedule are accurate. They play the eighth easiest shedule according to opponents winning percentage (.471).
Their toughest stretch could be the start with 2021 playoff teams San Francisco and Green Bay in successive weeks. Weeks 5-7 also look difficult because they play the Minesota Vikings, then come back four days later at night with a second straight home game, against Washington, then have another night game on a Monday night, Oct. 24 at New England.
They appear to get a break with no Thanksgiving game and play Christmas Eve rather than Christmas.
Chicago Bears 2022 Schedule
(Complete times, TV schedule TBA)
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 11: 49ers, Noon, Fox
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 18: At Packers, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 25: Texans
Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 2: At N.Y. Giants
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 9: Vikings
Week 6: Thursday, Oct. 13, Commanders, 7:20 p.m., Prime
Week 7: Monday, Oct. 24, At Patriots, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 30, At Cowboys
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 6, Dolphins
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 13, Lions
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 20, At Falcons
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 27, At Jets
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 4, Packers
Week 14: BYE WEEK
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 18, Eagles
Week 16: Saturday, Dec. 24, Bills, noon
Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 1 At Lions
Week 18: Sunday, Jan. 8, At Vikings
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