Bears open 2015 season at home vs. Packers

After playing in five primetime games last season and failing to make the NFL playoffs, the Chicago Bears will get only two opportunities before national audiences in the 2015 season.

The NFL released its schedule Tuesday and the Bears, now led by new head coach John Fox, will play a Monday night contest on Nov. 9 at San Diego, and a Thanksgiving game at Green Bay on Nov. 26.

The Bears will also open the 2015 season at home against the Packers on Sept. 13.

Last season the Bears were 2-3 in primetime games but finished 5-11 overall. They were embarrassed 55-14 in a Sunday night game at Green Bay, and followed that up with a 34-17 Thanksgiving loss at Detroit, and a Thursday night loss at Soldier Field to Dallas by a 41-28.

Here's the full Bears schedule for the 2015-16 season:

Bears preseason scheduleDate: Opponent, time, TV

(home games in ALL CAPS)

8/13: MIAMI, 7 p.m., FOX

8/22: at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m., FOX

8/29: at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m., FOX

9/3: CLEVELAND, 7 p.m., FOX

Bears regular season9/13: GREEN BAY, noon, FOX

9/20: ARIZONA, noon, FOX

9/27: at Seattle, 3:25 p.m., CBS

10/4: OAKLAND, noon, CBS

10/11: at Kansas City, noon*, FOX

10/18: at Detroit, noon*, FOX

10/25: Bears off

11/1: MINNESOTA, noon*, FOX

11/9: at San Diego, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

11/15: at St. Louis, noon*, FOX

11/22: DENVER noon*, CBS

11/26: at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m., NBC

12/6: SAN FRANCISCO, noon*, FOX

12/13: WASHINGTON, noon*, FOX

12/20: at Minnesota, noon*, FOX

12/27: at Tampa Bay, noon*, FOX

1/3: DETROIT, noon*, FOX

* Game times tentative and subject to flexible scheduling

NFL postseason scheduleJan. 9-10: Wild-Card Playoffs

Jan. 16-17: Divisional Playoffs

Jan. 24: AFC-NFC Championships

Jan. 31: Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Feb. 7: Super Bowl 50, Santa Clara, CA