Full Schedule: Bears to open season on Sunday Night Football against Rams in LA

CHICAGO - The Chicago Bears will open the 2021 season on Sunday Night Football against the Rams and their new quarterback, Matthew Stafford, in Los Angeles.

The first Sunday night game will take place September 12.

The Bears full schedule was released Wednesday night. It goes as follows:

Week 1: Bears @ Rams (SNF)
Week 2: Bears host Bengals
Week 3: Bears @ Browns
Week 4: Bears host Lions
Week 5: Bears @ Raiders (Vegas)
Week 6: Bears host Packers
Week 7: Bears @ Buccaneers
Week 8: Bears host 49ers
Week 9: Bears @ Steelers (MNF)
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: Bears host Ravens
Week 12: Bears @ Lions
Week 13: Bears host Cardinals
Week 14: Bears @ Packers (SNF)
Week 15: Bears host Vikings (MNF)
Week 16: Bears @ Seahawks
Week 17: Bears host Giants
Week 18: Bears @ Vikings

This year includes a new wrinkle: an extra week of the regular season for the first 17-game season in league history. That means another week of games to keep an eye on, much to the joy of NFL fans across the country.

The 2021 season will officially kick off on September 9, with the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football.

In addition, the NFL on FOX Week 1 schedule has been released.

NFL on FOX schedule for Week 1 (Sept. 12, 2021)

12 PM CT / 1 PM ET

Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts

3:25 PM CT / 4:25 PM ET

Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
Denver Broncos at New York Giants

Don’t miss the entire 2021 NFL Schedule Release Show, Wednesday at 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET on NFL Network and FS1.

The NFL’s goal is to have full stadiums this season. Single game tickets go on sale at 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET Wednesday at NFL.com/tickets.

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Week 1 games on CBS

12 PM CT / 1 PM ET

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans
Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team

3:25 PM CT / 4:25 PM ET

Cleveland Browns at Chiefs
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Primetime games

The Thursday Night Football season opener will be the Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 9
The first Sunday Night Football game of the season will be the Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams.
The first Monday Night Football game of the season will be the Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders.

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Allen Robinson #12 of the Chicago Bears is blocked by Jalen Ramsey #20 of the Los Angeles Rams in the 4'th quarter at SoFi Stadium on October 26, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)