The Bears open the preseason by hosting the Miami Dolphins at noon (CT) Saturday at Soldier Field. Here's how you can watch and listen to the contest:
TELEVISION
The Chicago Bears Network will produce all three preseason games, airing locally on WFLD FOX 32 Chicago and throughout the Midwest on the following Chicago Bears Network affiliated stations:
| Market | Station |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City/Dubuque | KGAN |
| Champaign/Springfield-Decatur | WRSP/WCCU |
| Davenport/Rock Island/Moline | KLJB |
| Des Moines-Ames | WHO |
| Evansville | WTVW/WEHT |
| Fort Wayne | WFFT |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | KGMB/KHNL |
| Madison | WISC |
| Peoria/Bloomington | WMBD |
| Rockford | WIFR |
| St. Louis | KPLR |
| South Bend/Ekhart | WSBT |
| Terre Haute | WTWO/WAWV |
For fans outside the Chicago area, the game will be broadcast live on NFL Network.
The broadcast team for Bears preseason games includes Adam Amin (play-by-play), Jim Miller (analyst) and Lou Canellis (halftime host). All Bears preseason games are brought to you by Advocate Health Care.
RADIO
For Bears news, talk, analysis and more, listen to SiriusXM NFL Radio Ch. 88.
The contest can be heard locally on WBBM Newsradio 780 AM and 105.9 FM, with Jeff Joniak (play-by-play), former Bears guard Tom Thayer (analyst) and Mark Grote (sideline reporter).
The game can also be heard on TUDN Deportes Radio 1200 AM and Latino Mix 93.5 FM with Omar Ramos (play-by-play) and Miguel Esparza (analyst).
DIGITAL MEDIA
Bears preseason games will be available to watch on ChicagoBears.com and via the Chicago Bears Official App brought to you by Verizon for users in markets where the television broadcast is carried. Links to the game streams will appear on the homepage of the site and app and will be active at kickoff.
*Data charges may apply.
NFL GAME PASS
Fans outside the Chicago area can watch all Bears preseason games live with NFL Game Pass. Sign up for a 7-day free trial.
With the Bears practicing with and playing against the Dolphins this week, senior writer Larry Mayer ranks the top 10 Bears players who also suited up for Miami.
10. Brendon Ayanbadejo, special teams
A special teams standout, Ayanbadejo was voted to two Pro Bowls in three seasons with the Bears from 2005-07, helping the 2006 team win the NFC championship. He threw several important blocks on Devin Hester touchdown returns. Ayanbadejo joined the Bears after spending his first two NFL seasons with the Dolphins.
9. Marty Booker, receiver
Booker played his first five NFL seasons with the Bears before being traded to the Dolphins in 2004 in exchange for defensive end Adewale Ogunleye. Booker returned for a second stint with the Bears in 2008. He remains tied for fourth in franchise history with Curtis Conway with 329 receptions and ranks eighth with 3,895 yards.
8. Jordan Howard, running back
Chosen by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2016 draft out of Indiana, Howard rushed for 3,370 yards and 24 touchdowns over three seasons with the Bears. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2016 after setting a team rookie rushing record with 1,313 yards. Howard scored four touchdowns in five games with the Dolphins in 2020 before getting released and returning for a second stint with the Eagles.
7. Adewale Ogunleye, defensive end
After playing his first three NFL seasons with the Dolphins, Ogunleye was traded to the Bears in 2004 in exchange for receiver Marty Booker. Ogunleye spent six seasons with the Bears from 2004-09 and remains tied for fifth in franchise history with another ex-Bear/Dolphin, Trace Armstrong, with 42.0 sacks. Armstrong spent his final NFL campaign with the Texans in 2010.
6. Trace Armstrong, defensive end
Selected by the Bears with the 12th pick in the 1989 draft out of Florida, Armstrong played his first six seasons in Chicago and remains tied for fifth in franchise history with another ex-Bear/Dolphin, Adewale Ogunleye, with 42.0 sacks. Armstrong followed by playing six seasons with the Dolphins from 1995-2000 before concluding his career with a three-year stint with the Raiders.
5. Jay Cutler, quarterback
The polarizing quarterback set a slew of all-time Bears records in his eight years in Chicago from 2009-16, including most attempts (3,271), completions (2,020), yards (23,443) and touchdowns (154). Cutler played his final NFL season with Dolphins in 2017, throwing for 2,666 yards with 19 TDs, 14 interceptions and an 80.8 passer rating.
4. Tom Thayer, guard
The popular radio color analyst was an integral part of some of the best offensive lines in NFL history, appearing in 123 games with 120 starts over eight seasons with the Bears from 1985-92. The Joliet native helped his hometown team with Super Bowl XX as a rookie. Thayer concluded his career by playing the final three games of the 1993 campaign with the Dolphins.
3. Brandon Marshall, receiver
The enigmatic Marshall was voted to two Pro Bowls in three seasons with the Bears, setting team records that still stand with 118 receptions for 1,508 yards in 2012. He followed in 2013 with 100 receptions for 1,295 yards and 12 TDs. Marshall joined the Bears after spending two seasons with the Dolphins in 2010-11.
2. Rick Casares, fullback
Casares was voted to the Pro Bowl in each of his first five years with the Bears from 1955-59 and left the team following 10 seasons as the franchise's all-time leading rusher with 5,657 yards. (He has since dropped to fourth.) Casares spent his final NFL campaign with the Dolphins in 1966, appearing in six games with two starts.
1. Gary Fencik, safety
Fencik played 12 seasons with the Bears from 1976-87 and remains the franchise's all-time leader with 38 interceptions. A two-time Pro Bowler, he was a key member of the famed 1985 defense that helped the Bears win Super Bowl XX. Fencik never appeared in a regular season game with the Dolphins, but he was selected by Miami in the 10th round of the 1976 draft and was cut as a rookie.
