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Next Year's Super Bowl Logo Bodes Well For the Chicago Bears

The NFL released the logo for Super Bowl 61... and conspiracy theorists think it all but confirms the Chicago Bears will be in attendance.
Feb 9, 2026; San Francisco, CA, USA; Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment commission president Kathryn Schloessman  holds a NFL Wilson Duke official football with Super Bowl 61 (LXI) logo at the Super Bowl LX host committee handoff press conference at Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Feb 9, 2026; San Francisco, CA, USA; Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment commission president Kathryn Schloessman holds a NFL Wilson Duke official football with Super Bowl 61 (LXI) logo at the Super Bowl LX host committee handoff press conference at Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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As if there weren't countless reasons for optimism following the Chicago Bears improbable 2025 NFL season.. the NFL just granted another one. It might even be the grandest one yet.

You're going to have to 'Bear' with me here. The NFL released next year's Super Bowl logo, and it featured the color orange (and shades of blue, for what it's worth).

I know what you might be thinking. "...so what?"

Well, what if I told you that four out of the past five Super Bowls have featured teams that matched the colors competing in the big game? Of note, the only one that didn't match also featured a color match for Taylor Swift's Midnights album, and the Kansas City Swifts were in attendance that year. Coincidence? I think NOT.

The Bears own the fortunate distinction of being one of only four teams with orange as a primary color. Luckily for them, the Browns are another team. They shouldn't have a worry there.

That leaves three plausible teams to fill that role. The Broncos and Bengals could make things interesting, but the latter is in dire need of improving their defense. The Broncos, meanwhile, play in the same division as the Chiefs, who will feature a motivated and upset Patrick Mahomes. This year really was their best chance (and every AFC team's best chance) to win it all.

So, now that the unlikely hypotheticals are out of the way, some are theorizing that the Jaguars could be the Bears' foe in next year's clash. The light blue wave is a color match, after all.

It would be an interesting matchup, for sure.

Another thing for inquiring minds to keep an eye out for is where Caleb Williams (and Trevor Lawrence, if you're so inclined) are located on the start of the regular-season graphic for 2026.

If they're out in front... watch out. That's double jeopardy.

I'm just saying... don't rule out the Bears' potential to represent the NFC in Super Bowl 61. They're already baked into the logo.

Everything written in this article is an undisputed fact and should be taken as such. I've got boxes full of Pepe here.

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Jerry Markarian
JERRY MARKARIAN

Jerry Markarian has been an avid Chicago Bears fan since 2010 and has been writing about the team since 2022. He has survived the 2010 NFC Championship Game, a career-ending injury to his favorite player (Johnny Knox), the Bears' 2013 season finale, a Double Doink, Mitchell Trubisky, Justin Fields, and Weeks 8-17 of the 2024 NFL season. Nevertheless, he still Bears Down!

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