The Bears will open the 2017 season by hosting the defending NFC champion Falcons Sept. 10 at Soldier Field and won't play a team that had a losing record last year until Week 7.
The Bears opened their 2011 season with a 30-12 win over the Falcons in Chicago. But this time Atlanta will travel to the Windy City to play its first game since blowing a 28-3 lead in a heartbreaking 34-28 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
The Bears will hit the road in Week 2, visiting the Buccaneers in Tampa Sept. 17. Quarterback Mike Glennon signed with the Bears as a free agent in March after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Buccaneers.
Let's eat! Here's your Bears' 2017 regular season opponents and schedule in photos.
Week 1 Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons Sunday, September 10, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Atlanta Grits
Week 2 Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, September 17, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Tampa Key Lime Pie
Week 3 Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, September 24, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Primanti Bros. Sandwich
Week 4 Bears at Green Bay Packers Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:25 p.m. CST Pictured: Aged Slice o'Cheese
Week 5 Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings Monday, October 9, 2017 7:30 p.m. CST Pictured: Minnesota Hot Dish
Week 6 Bears at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, October 15, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Baltimore Crab Cakes
Week 7 Bears vs. Carolina Panthers Sunday, October 22, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Carolina-Style Ribs
Week 8 Bears at New Orleans Saints Sunday, October 29, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: New Orleans Beignets
Week 9 Bye
Week 10 Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Sunday, November 12, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Slice o'Cheese
Week 11 Bears vs. Detroit Lions Sunday, November 19, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Detroit Square Pizza
Week 12 Bears at Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, November 26, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Philly Cheese Steak
Week 13 Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers Sunday, December 3, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: San Francisco Sourdough
Week 14 Bears at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, December 10, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Cincinnati Chili Mac
Week 15 Bears at Detroit Lions Saturday, December 16, 2017 3:30 p.m. CST Pictured: Detroit Coney Dogs
Week 16 Bears vs. Cleveland Browns Sunday, December 24, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Cleveland Polish Boy Sandwich
Week 17 Bears at Minnesota Vikings Sunday, December 31, 2017 Noon CST Pictured: Minnesota Juicy Lucy
The Bears will then return home to host the Steelers Sept. 24 before playing their only two prime-time games of the season in back-to-back weeks. They'll visit the Packers on Thursday Night Football Sept. 28 before hosting the Vikings on Monday Night Football Oct. 9. This season will mark the 12th straight year the Bears will play the Packers in prime time and the seventh consecutive year the game will be in Green Bay.
The Bears' only other non-Sunday game of the season will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 16 against the Lions in Detroit. All 13 of their Sunday games are scheduled to start at noon, though nine of the contests are eligible to be flexed to later the same day.
After visiting the Ravens in Baltimore Oct. 15, the Bears will host the Panthers Oct. 22 in their first game against a team that had a losing record in 2016. The Bears' first four opponents had winning marks—the Falcons (11-5), Buccaneers (9-7), Steelers (11-5) and Packers (10-6)—while the Vikings and Ravens both finished 8-8 last season.
The Bears will complete the first half of their schedule by visiting the Saints in New Orleans Oct. 29 before having their bye in Week 9 for the second straight year.
The Bears will open the second half of their season with three of four home games before closing with three of four contests on the road. They'll host NFC North rivals Green Bay Nov. 12 and Detroit Nov. 19 before visiting the Eagles Nov. 26 and hosting the 49ers Dec. 3.
The final quarter of the season begins with road games in Cincinnati Dec. 10 and Detroit, followed by a home contest against the Browns on Christmas Eve. The Bears will then end the regular season against the Vikings in Minnesota on New Year's Eve.
Single-game tickets to all Bears home games will go on sale at 11 a.m. Monday via Ticketmaster.
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The Bears also confirmed the dates and times for their preseason games. They will host the Broncos at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 and then visit Arizona at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 and Tennessee at noon Sunday, Aug. 27. The Bears will close the preseason by hosting the Browns at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31.
